| Soleidae (Soles) |
| 26 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
reef-associated; depth range 1 - 15 m |
| Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Persian Gulf to Durban, South Africa and Sri Lanka (Ref. 30573). |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 63-74; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 48-55; Vertebrae: 37-39 |
| Occurs in shallow coastal waters, on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 30573). Feeds mainly on bottom living invertebrates. Marketed fresh. Produces a bitter toxic substance from the bases of the dorsal and anal fin rays that deters predation, even by sharks (Ref. 9710) and thus may prove valuable as a shark repellent (Ref. 4537). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| other |
|
Outside distributional range, occurrence needs further confirmation. |
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