Merten's moonflounder (Monolene mertensi)

Scientific name: Monolene mertensi Poll, 1959

Merten's moonflounder (Monolene mertensi)

The Merten's moonflounder (Monolene mertensi) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Gulf of Guinea to Penrith, Angola.

Species facts

Scientific name
Monolene mertensi
Family
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
100–700 m (328–2297 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 100 - 700 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea to Penrith, Angola.
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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