| Family: |
Soleidae (Soles) |
| Max. size: |
20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 150 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, Madeira; west coast of Africa from Mauritania to Sierra Leone, also Gulf of Guinea, Congo and Angola (Ref. 5304); including the western Mediterranean (Ref. 3397). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-80; Anal soft rays: 52-64 |
| Biology: |
Inhabits shallow waters, occasionally up to 150 m depth (Ref. 2683). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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