Marleyella bicolorata (von Bonde, 1922)
Comb flounder
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Poecilopsettidae (Bigeye flounders)
Eponymy: Harold Walter Bell Marley (1872–1945) was Principal Fisheries Officer (1918–1937) at Durban, South Africa, and a naturalist with a particular interest in entomology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Eponymy: Harold Walter Bell Marley (1872–1945) was Principal Fisheries Officer (1918–1937) at Durban, South Africa, and a naturalist with a particular interest in entomology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 406 m (Ref. 51668). Tropical; 23°N - 30°S, 30°E - 80°E
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Western Indian Ocean: Natal, South Africa to India.
Size / Weight / Age
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 55 - 60; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 46 - 49. Eyed side dark brown, with black spots and blotches forming vague crossbars; dark bar on at caudal fin base; blind side dark brown; round black spots on head (Ref. 6270).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
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Main reference
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Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Pleuronectidae. p. 863-865. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smith's sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6270)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 04 November 2020
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Medium. |