Austroglossus
pectoralis
(Kaup, 1858)
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Family:
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Soleidae
(Soles)
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AquaMaps |
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Order:
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Pleuronectiformes
(flatfishes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Mud sole |
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Max. size:
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60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3505) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 10 %26#150; 400 m
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Climate: |
subtropical; 17%26deg;S - 35%26deg;S |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(K=0.34-0.38)
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Distribution:
http://www.ccfishery.net
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Southeast Atlantic: known only from the Cape to Natal in South Africa.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 90 - 110;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 80 %26#150; 95;
Vertebrae: 58. Brownish, small dark spot at base of each scale; right pectoral fin blackish (Ref. 3200).
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Biology: |
Inhabits mud bottoms (Ref. 27121). Feeds on small benthic invertebrates and small fish (Ref. 27121).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
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