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Intermediate flounder
Asterorhombus intermedius
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Intermediate flounder
- Scientific
- Asterorhombus intermedius
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 20 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 96 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small lefteye flounder reaching about 20 cm, with both eyes on the left side of a flat, oval body. It lies on sand and mud bottoms and is active by day.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Asterorhombus-intermedius.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Asterorhombus_intermedius_(Intermediate_flounder),_Timor-Le
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.