Monochirus hispidus Whiskered sole

Monochirus hispidus is commonly referred to as Whiskered sole. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6624 

AphiaID:

127155 

Scientific:

Monochirus hispidus 

German:

Pelzseezunge 

English:

Whiskered Sole 

Category:

Flounders & Soles 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Soleidae (Family) > Monochirus (Genus) > hispidus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Rafinesque, 1814 

Occurrence:

Ghana, Gambia, West Sahara, Algeria, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Israel, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, The Gulf of Guinea, the Ivory Coast, the Mediterranean Sea, Western Pacific Ocean 

Size:

4.72" - 7.87" (12cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Worms, Zoobenthos 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Monochirus hispidus
  Pelzseezunge
• Monochirus trichodactylus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-01-18 23:48:21 

Last edit:

2014-01-18 23:48:21 

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