Narrowbanded sole (Synclidopus macleayanus)

Scientific name: Synclidopus macleayanus Ramsay, 1881

Narrowbanded sole (Synclidopus macleayanus)

The Narrowbanded sole (Synclidopus macleayanus) is a marine fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Western Pacific, eastern Australia.

Biology

The following observations were reported for this species: adept at burrowing beneath the sand and swims beneath the sand; adults spend the winter months in moderately deep water, gradually move to shallower water in spring and on reaching maturity during summer months, collect in the vicinity of river mouths, where they spawn; the young, as soon as the yolk-sac is absorbed, make their way into the estuaries and gradually work up these even to far beyond the limit of the tide (e.g. in Hunter River); considered a delicious pan-fish, equal in flavor to Solea solea; prefers shellfish and worms that live on and in the substrate.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Synclidopus macleayanus
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
28.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Pacific: eastern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
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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