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Microchirus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Foureyed sole |
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photo by
Guerrieri, S. |
| Family: | Soleidae (Soles) | |||
| Max. size: | 21 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 70.0 g | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 30 - 300 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Atlantic: Madeira Island (Ref. 74541), Canary Islands, Senegal, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone; northward to southwest of Iberian Peninsula, Mediterranean. Western Indian Ocean: Natal, South Africa (Ref. 3200). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62-70; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 64-75; Vertebrae: 40-43. Greyish, median fins darker; 4 round, white-edged, black ocelli on posterior part of body; white-edged black band across peduncle; black blotch on lateral line behind tip of pectoral; faint dark spots on anterior part of body (Ref. 3200). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 20 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||