Bothus mellissi, St. Helena flounder : fisheries

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Bothus mellissi Norman, 1931

St. Helena flounder
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: More on author: Norman.

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

marin démersal; profondeur 5 - 100 m (Ref. 5288). Tropical; 8°S - 17°S

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Southeast Atlantic: known only from St. Helena and Ascension Islands.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.3 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5979)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Inhabits mud, sand, gravel and shell bottoms. Marketed fresh and dried salted.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaborateurs

Aldebert, Y., M. Desoutter and J.-C. Quéro, 1990. Bothidae. p. 1027-1036. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 5979)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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