Taken at Kume-island Black Water Dive ® on 29th july 2016. This larva is not few. If anything, it appears many on the surface thure the year. Japanese common name; Hoshi-Daruma Garei English name; Oval Flounder Scientific name; Bothus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel,1846 Meristic Characters - D 87; A 67; P 1 9; V 38; (This picture) B. myriaster - D 85-97; A 61-73; P 1 8-10(Eye side); V 37-39. Larva of Bothus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel 1846 TL:about 50mm P 1 9 (Eye side) Related species; (in Japan) Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782) - D 96-102; A 74-81; P 1 11-13(Eye side); V 39-40. Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1831) - D 88-100; A 64-72; P 1 10-11(Eye side); V 37-38. REFERENCES: Nakabo, T. (ed.), 2013. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, third edition. Tokai University Press, Kanagawa, Pp, 2428. (in Japanese). Okiyama M. (ed), 2014 An Atlas of Early St...