Hook-nosed sole (Heteromycteris hartzfeldii)

Scientific name: Heteromycteris hartzfeldii Bleeker, 1853

Hook-nosed sole (Heteromycteris hartzfeldii)

The Hook-nosed sole (Heteromycteris hartzfeldii) is a marine fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Heteromycteris hartzfeldii
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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