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Common names: Lenguado del Sur
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
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Common names from other countries

Sole australe occidentale, Lenguado austral oeste, Sole, ... more

Main reference

Heemstra, P.C. and O. Gon. 1986. (Ref. 3200)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 75.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3200); max. published weight: 4.0 kg (Ref. 3200)

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 400 m (Ref. 5304)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred 17°C (Ref. 107945); 17°S - 35°S

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic: northern Namibia to False Bay, South Africa.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 82-100; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 65 - 78; Vertebrae: 55 - 57. Dorsal and anal fins continuous with caudal fin (Ref. 36731). Right pectoral fin more than half of, but shorter than head length; left pectoral fin present (Ref. 36731). Brownish with small dark specks; sometimes with bars on body (Ref. 3200).

Larvae are pelagic (Ref. 27121, Ref. 36731), while adults live close to the sea bed (Ref. 36731). Adults feed on worms, crustaceans, mollusks, and fish (Ref. 27121, Ref. 36731). Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 4931).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.45 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.07)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High vulnerability (61 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Austroglossus microlepis (Bleeker, 1863)