A Field Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore
Contents

Fish index (by name)
Fish families (by picture)
Glossary
Parts of a fish
Kelvin K P Lim and Jeffrey K Y Low
 
peacock sole (pardachirus pavoninus): whole fish, top view
10.9 cm, standard length

Horsburgh Lighthouse
photo: Kelvin K P Lim
Peacock Sole
Pardachirus pavoninus (Lacepède)
Soleidae


Body oval-shaped, eyes on right side of body, dorsal and anal fins joined to tail fin only at base, body covered in numerous white-margined black spots. Benthic, inhabits sandy coastal areas. To 25 cm.
 
 
Introduction
Coastal Marine Habitats
Fishy Trivia
Dangerous Fishes
Fishes and Man
About the guidebook
 
From A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore by Kelvin K P Lim and Jeffrey K Y Low
Published by the Singapore Science Centre and sponsored by BP

©Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and Singapore Science Centre