Microchirus theophila (Risso, 1810)
Bastard sole
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Microchirus theophila
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Microchirus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, cheir = hand (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Risso.
Etymology: Microchirus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, cheir = hand (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Risso.
Taxonomic Remarks
This species is unidentifiable according to Desoutter et al. (2001: Ref. 41261). Please send references, or more studies are needed. This species is uncertain in Microchirus in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Jul. 2010: Ref. 84883).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 40 - 380 m (Ref. 5304). Subtropical; 52°N - 12°N, 18°W - 4°W
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Eastern Central Atlantic: Mauritania and Canary Islands (Santa Cruz and Tenerife); extending into the northeast Atlantic from Portugal and southwest of Great Britain.
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Occurs on sand or muddy sand bottoms.
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Main reference
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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 (Global))
Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 15 July 2014
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00871 (0.00525 - 0.01444), b=3.01 (2.87 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.15-0.29; tm=3-5). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Very high. |