Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 460 m (Ref. 5304), usually 10 - 100 m (Ref. 4710). Subtropical; 37°N - 7°S
Eastern Atlantic: north of Gibraltar to northern Angola (Ref. 5304). Reported from the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 45594).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683); common length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683); max. published weight: 38.42 g (Ref. 128593)
Inhabits sandy bottoms of the continental shelf (Ref. 2683).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Desoutter, M., 1990. Soleidae. p. 1037-1049. 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. 5304)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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