Scientific Name
Pardachirus morrowi

Common Name
Persian carpet sole

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 73-81; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 53 - 62; Vertebrae: 41 - 42

Classification

Classified By

Chabanaud, 1954

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Soles (Soleidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Kenya to Sodwana Bay, South Africa.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1 m

Depth To - meters

10 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 10 m (Ref. 3200)

Trophic Level

3.24 s.e. 0.31 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

18.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated