Ocellated wedge sole (Dicologlossa hexophthalma)

Scientific name: Dicologlossa hexophthalma Bennett, 1831

Ocellated wedge sole (Dicologlossa hexophthalma)

The Ocellated wedge sole (Dicologlossa hexophthalma) is a marine fish of the family Soleidae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-80; Anal soft rays: 52 - 64

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dicologlossa hexophthalma
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
150 m (492 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 150 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, Madeira; west coast of Africa from Mauritania to Sierra Leone, also Gulf of Guinea, Congo and Angola; including the western Mediterranean.
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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