Thickback sole (Microchirus variegatus)

Scientific name: Microchirus variegatus Donovan, 1808

Thickback sole (Microchirus variegatus)

The Thickback sole (Microchirus variegatus) is a marine fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Northeast Atlantic, British Isles south to Senegal (baie du L?vrier) and the Mediterranean.

Biology

Inhabits mud or sand bottoms. Feeds on a wide range of small bottom-living organisms, mainly crustaceans (amphipods, shrimps), also polychaete worms and bivalve mollusks. Utilized as a food fish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Microchirus variegatus
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Common length
14.0
Depth range
20–400 m (66–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 400 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: British Isles south to Senegal (baie du L?vrier) and the Mediterranean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.37; tm=3; tmax=14)

Sources

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

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