Author: Steindachner, 1876
FBname: Bigeye flounder
Comments: This species inhabits soft bottoms (Ref. 9330); from the littoral zone (35 m, shallowest depth reported in Ref. 9330) up to 600 m (Yañez and Barbieri, 1974.in Ref. 82251:833).  Common depth range was taken from a study done in northern Chile.  Stomach contents include mainly the squat lobsters (<i>Pleuroncodes monodon</i> and <i>Cervimunida johni</i>) and the deep-sea shrimp (<i>Heterocarpus reedi</i>) (Ref. 82251).  Exploited on a local level with trawl nets and is utilized fresh or as fishmeal.