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Australia country information
Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Type locality, Gulf of Carpentaria, AMS IB.7211 (holotype of Soleichthys serpenpellis, 12.27 cm SL). Known from its type locality, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland (18°S-16°35'S), and a single specimen was captured east of Delambre Island, Dampier Archipelago, northwestern Australia (21°S 117°E), at 4-9 m.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Munroe, T.A. and S.B. Menke, 2004
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Soleichthys:Latin, solea = sandal (shoe) + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); serpenpellis:Name from Latin words 'serpen' for snake and 'pellis' for skin; referring to the distinctive ocular-side pigmentation pattern, reminiscent of a snake-skin colour pattern..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 4 - 9 m (Ref. 76812). Tropical
Distribution
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