Solea turbynei Gilchrist, 1904
Língua de mão negra

Family:  Soleidae (Soles)
Max. size:  17 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 60 m
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: South and East Africa, from about Cape Town, South Africa to Tanzania.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-71; Anal soft rays: 47-55. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: dorsal fin rays 61-71; anal fin rays 47-55 ; lateral line scales 88-116; caudal vertebrae 25-28; snout, rounded; scale width half its length, ctenii about one fourth of scale length; a small transparent membrane join base of dorsal and anal fins to base of caudal fin (Ref. 56201).
Biology:  Usually found in estuaries. Juveniles are abundant on shallow sand banks (Ref. 3200).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Collected from Beira, Delagoa Bay; south shore of estuary from mouth to opposite port area of Lourenco Marques, Espirito Santo; near Costa del Sol between the landing and West side of Delagoa Bay and about 7 miles NE of Lourenco Marques (Ref. 56201). Ranges from Maputo southward (Ref. 3200). Juveniles collected over coarse sand substrate in the estuarine lagoon of the Micelo River (Zambezi) (Ref. 39494). Also Ref. 5213, 12484.


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