General Description
Body extremely flattened with both eyes on the left side of the head, two pelvic fins, pelvic fin on eyed-side with a longer base than that on blind side; dorsal and anal fins separate from tail. Eyed-side brown with variable dark and pale spots and speckles, usually with large dark spots on midside. Difficult to distinguish from the Bass Strait Flounder, Arnoglossus bassensis, which also lives in Victorian coastal waters. Mueller's Flounder has slightly larger scales and eyes, and appears to be more common. To 21 cm.
Biology
Appears to be more common than related species that occupy the same shelly, sandy habitats.
Distribution
Southern Australia.
Habitat
Broken shelly and sandy bottoms, in 5-200 m.
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Animal Type
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Animal SubType
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Brief Id
Eyes on left side of head, brown with dark and pale spots.
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Maximum Size
21 cm
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Habitats
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Diet
Carnivore
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
DSE Advisory List: Not listed, EPBC Act 1999: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shallow (1-30 m), Deep ( > 30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
(Klunzinger, 1872)
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Common Name
Mueller's Flounder
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Species Name
muelleri
