Synaptura
lusitanica lusitanica
Brito Capello, 1868
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Family:
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Soleidae
(Soles)
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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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Portuguese sole |
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Max. size:
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40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6805) |
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Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range ? – 60 m
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Climate: |
tropical; 21°N - 18°S, 19°W - 14°E |
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Importance:
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fisheries: commercial |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola (Ref. 6805).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 73 - 83;
Anal
soft rays: 57 – 67
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Biology: |
Found on sand or mud bottoms (Ref. 2683).
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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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