South Africa country information

Common names: Weskus-tongvis, West coast sole
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Importance: commercial | Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and O. Gon, 1986
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from the west coast south to False Bay.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and O. Gon, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sole australe occidentale, Lenguado austral oeste, Sole, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Austroglossus: Composed from Austro = the south + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 100 - 400 m (Ref. 5304). Deep-water; 17°S - 35°S, 10°E - 25°E

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Southeast Atlantic: northern Namibia to False Bay, South Africa.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3200); peso máximo publicado: 4.0 kg (Ref. 3200)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 82 - 100; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 65 - 78; Vértebra: 55 - 57. Dorsal and anal fins continuous with caudal fin (Ref. 36731). Right pectoral fin more than half of, but shorter than head length; left pectoral fin present (Ref. 36731). Brownish with small dark specks; sometimes with bars on body (Ref. 3200).

Larvae are pelagic (Ref. 27121, Ref. 36731), while adults live close to the sea bed (Ref. 36731). Adults feed on worms, crustaceans, mollusks, and fish (Ref. 27121, Ref. 36731). Utilized as a food fish (Ref. 4931).

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Heemstra, P.C. and O. Gon, 1986. Soleidae. p. 868-874. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3200)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 25 June 2021

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 9.2 - 11.9, mean 10.4 (based on 37 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00473 - 0.02021), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.45 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (K=0.07).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Very high vulnerability (89 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): High.

Austroglossus microlepis (Bleeker, 1863)