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Common names: East coast solepo, Ooskus-tongvis
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 Cape to Natal (Ref. 3200). Common in 10-120 m (Ref. 3200). Although catches have declined, this sole is still the most important South African flatfish (Ref. 3200). Also Ref. 12484.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and O. Gon, 1986
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Common names from other countries

Sole de vase, Lenguado de fango, East coast sole, ... more

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

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

marien demersaal; diepte 10 - 400 m (Ref. 5304), usually 10 - 120 m (Ref. 3200). Subtropical; 25°S - 36°S, 17°E - 33°E

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Southeast Atlantic: known only from the Cape to Natal in South Africa.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3505); common length : 40.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. )

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Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 90 - 110; Anale stekels: 0; Anale zachte stralen: 80 - 95; Wervels: 58. Brownish, small dark spot at base of each scale; right pectoral fin blackish (Ref. 3200).

Inhabits mud bottoms (Ref. 27121). Feeds on small benthic invertebrates and small fish (Ref. 27121).

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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)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Onvoldoende gegevens (DD) ; Date assessed: 12 August 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Visserij: van minder commercieel belang

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 13.2 - 26.4, mean 19.7 (based on 196 cells).

Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00297 - 0.00846), b=3.05 (2.91 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).

Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278): 4.0 ±0.63 se; based on food items.

Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.34-0.38).

Prior r = 0.25, 95% CL = 0.16 - 0.37, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100).

Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766): Medium.

Austroglossus pectoralis (Kaup, 1858)