Pan sole (Brachirus pan)

Scientific name: Brachirus pan Hamilton, 1822

Pan sole (Brachirus pan)

The Pan sole (Brachirus pan) is a freshwater fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, east coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malay Archipelago, and China.

Biology

Occurs in estuaries and tidal rivers. Also found in freshwater rivers.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Brachirus pan
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: east coast of India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malay Archipelago, and China.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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