Tufted sole (Brachirus muelleri)

Scientific name: Brachirus muelleri Steindachner, 1879

The Tufted sole (Brachirus muelleri) is a marine fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Sri Lanka to Samoa and Tonga, north to the Philippines, south to northern Australia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Brachirus muelleri
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Sri Lanka to Samoa and Tonga, north to the Philippines, south to northern Australia.
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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