Foureyed sole (Microchirus ocellatus)

Scientific name: Microchirus ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758

Foureyed sole (Microchirus ocellatus)

The Foureyed sole (Microchirus ocellatus) is a marine fish of the family Soleidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62-70; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 64 - 75; Vertebrae: 40 - 43. Greyish, median fins darker; 4 round, white-edged, black ocelli on posterior part of body; white-edged black band across peduncle; black blotch on lateral line behind tip of pectoral; faint dark spots on anterior part of body.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Microchirus ocellatus
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
30–300 m (98–984 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 300 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Atlantic: Madeira Island, Canary Islands, Senegal, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone; northward to southwest of Iberian Peninsula, Mediterranean. Western Indian Ocean: Natal, South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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