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Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Solea: Latin, solea = sandal (shoe); refered to the flat shape of the fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain Alexander Turbyne (d: 1905) was in charge of the South African Government Fisheries steamer which obtained ‘numerous specimens’ of the sole. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
بحري; مياه مخلوطة القاع; نطاق العمق 1 - 60 m (Ref. 3200). Subtropical
Western Indian Ocean: South and East Africa, from about Cape Town, South Africa to Tanzania.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 3200)
وصف مختصر
مفاتيح التعريف | الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي
الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 61 - 71; أشعه شرجية لينه: 47 - 55. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: dorsal fin rays 61-71; anal fin rays 47-55 ; lateral line scales 88-116; caudal vertebrae 25-28; snout, rounded; scale width half its length, ctenii about one fourth of scale length; a small transparent membrane join base of dorsal and anal fins to base of caudal fin (Ref. 56201).
Usually found in estuaries. Juveniles are abundant on shallow sand banks (Ref. 3200).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Vachon, J., M. Desoutter and F. Chapleau, 2005. Solea bleekeri Boulenger, 1898, a junior synonym of Pegusa nasuta (Pallas, 1814), with the recognition and redescription of Solea turbynei Gilchrist, 1904 (Pleuronectiformes: Soleidae). Cybium 29(4):315-319. (Ref. 56201)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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