Smallmouth moonflounder (Monolene microstoma)

Scientific name: Monolene microstoma Cadenat, 1937

Smallmouth moonflounder (Monolene microstoma)

The Smallmouth moonflounder (Monolene microstoma) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Senegal and Gulf of Guinea to Namibia.

Biology

Inhabits mud bottoms. Minimum depth reported from.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Monolene microstoma
Family
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.1
Depth range
25–460 m (82–1509 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 25 - 460 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal and Gulf of Guinea to Namibia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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