Synaptura
marginata
Boulenger, 1900
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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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White-margined sole |
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Max. size:
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50.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3200) |
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Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine
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Climate: |
tropical |
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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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Indo-West Pacific: Mozambique Channel to Natal, South Africa. Also known from Japan (Ref. 3200) and the Philippines (Ref. 9494).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 70 - 76;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 54 – 63;
Vertebrae: 46. Dark brown, sometimes with darker specks; dorsal and anal fins with pale edges; right pectoral fin blackish (Ref. 3200).
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Biology: |
Occurs in shallow coastal waters. Feeds mainly on bottom-living invertebrates. Marketed fresh.
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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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