Lepo

Name : Synaptura commersonii

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Pleuronectiformes

Family : Soleidae

Description :

Body elongate and flat, broad anteriorly and tapering posteriorly. Eyes on right side, separated by a scaly space; pectoral fin of eyed side shorter than head: The species is grey/brown in colour on eyed side of body; dorsal, anal and caudal fins dusky toward edges of both sides and with a conspicuous white margin; pectoral fin on eyed side dusky.

Size

Maximum length: 32.0 cm (TL), common length: 20-25 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on benthic invertebrates and small crustaceans. 

Utilization

Marketed fresh, frozen, and salt-dried.

Gears

Trawl, gillnet