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Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Synapturichthys: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, aptein = to join + Greek, oura = tail + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Jacob Theodor Klein (1685–1759) was a German jurist, historian, botanist, zoologist and mathematician. His publications on fishes include: Historiae Piscium Naturalis promovendae Missus primus Gedani (1744). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Risso.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 20 - 460 m (Ref. 5304). Subtropical; 44°N - 32°S
Eastern Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: Mediterranean south to Durban, South Africa.
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 29.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3200); common length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3397)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 75 - 92; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 63 - 72; Vértebra: 46 - 47. Brownish with irregular white or dark lines, spots and ocelli; fins blackish (Ref. 3200).
Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms; mainly in shallow water (Ref. 3200).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Desoutter, M., 1990. Soleidae. p. 1037-1049. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 5304)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13 - 24.2, mean 15.9 °C (based on 348 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00673 - 0.01628), b=2.98 (2.85 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Generation time: 3.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 113 [43, 206] mg/100g; Iron = 1.05 [0.44, 2.03] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.283 [0.134, 0.560] g/100g; Selenium = 35.1 [17.9, 69.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 10.7 [3.9, 29.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.86 [0.57, 1.25] mg/100g (wet weight);
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