Zebra sole (Zebrias zebra)

Scientific name: Zebrias zebra Bloch, 1787

Zebra sole (Zebrias zebra)

The Zebra sole (Zebrias zebra) is a brackish-water fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Gulf of Thailand to southern Japan, Philippines, Borneo and Indonesia. Absent from New Guinea and Australia.

Biology

Inhabits shallow sand and mud bottoms of coastal waters. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates, especially small crustaceans. Marketed fresh, frozen, and dried-salted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Zebrias zebra
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.0
Common length
16.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand to southern Japan, Philippines, Borneo and Indonesia. Absent from New Guinea and Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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