Austroglossus pectoralis, Mud sole : fisheries

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Austroglossus pectoralis (Kaup, 1858)

Mud sole
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South Africa territory information

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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Territory Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Main Ref: Heemstra, P.C. and O. Gon, 1986
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Common names from other territories

Sole de vase, Lenguado de fango, Sole, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 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.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3505); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. )

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 90 - 110; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 80 - 95; Vertebrae: 58. Brownish, small dark spot at base of each scale; right pectoral fin blackish (Ref. 3200).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 12 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 13.2 - 26.4, mean 19.7 °C (based on 196 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (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=3.06 (2.92 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.63 se; based on food items.
3.2 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 80.6 [27.5, 176.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.925 [0.378, 1.973] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.9, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.204 [0.107, 0.376] g/100g; Selenium = 41.5 [19.8, 96.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 6.08 [1.54, 24.04] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.477 [0.301, 0.736] mg/100g (wet weight);