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Microchirus azevia Bastard sole

Microchirus azeviais commonly referred to as Bastard sole. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pas pour l'aquarium!.

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lexID:
4692 
AphiaID:
274299 
Scientific:
Microchirus azevia 
German:
Seezunge 
English:
Bastard Sole 
Category:
Bathidés 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Soleidae (Family) > Microchirus (Genus) > azevia (Species) 
Initial determination:
(de Brito Capello, ), 1867 
Occurrence:
European Coasts, Northern Africa, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, the British Isles, the Mediterranean Sea 
Size:
up to 15.75" (40 cm) 
Temperature:
64.4 °F - 78.8 °F (18°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Invertebrates, Krill, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Worms, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
Pas pour l'aquarium! 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2012-10-01 20:38:25 

Info

(de Brito Capello, 1867)

Distribution:
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal southward to Senegal; a single record from southwest of the British Isles. Mediterranean: Spain, Algeria and Turkey

Biology:
Found on mud and sand of the continental shelf, from the shore down to 250 m.
Feeds on small benthic invertebrates, mainly amphipods and polychaetes

Synonymised taxa:
Microchirus azevia (de Brito Capello, 1867)
Solea (Microchirus) azevia Capello, 1867

Scientific paper

  1. Age and growth of the bastard sole, Microchirus azevia (Capello, 1868) (Pisces, Soleidae) from the south coast of Portugal, José Pedro Andrade, 1998

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Fishwise Pro von Denis & Sally Polack (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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