Tailed sole (Leptachirus klunzingeri)

Scientific name: Leptachirus klunzingeri Weber, 1907

Tailed sole (Leptachirus klunzingeri)

The Tailed sole (Leptachirus klunzingeri) is a freshwater fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Asia, Merauke River, Indonesia (olotype not extant). Reports from other countries refer to another species of Leptachirus.

Species facts

Scientific name
Leptachirus klunzingeri
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Merauke River, Indonesia (olotype not extant). Reports from other countries refer to another species of Leptachirus.
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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