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Microchirus wittei Chabanaud, 1950

Banded sole
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> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Microchirus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, cheir = hand (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Chabanaud.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 145 - 460 m (Ref. 5304). Tropical; 16°N - 4°N

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Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Ghana (Ref. 5304). Reported from Mauritania (Ref. 55783).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5304); common length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 26999)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Found on sand and mud bottoms.

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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)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 July 2014

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Pesquerías: comercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 11.7 - 14.1, mean 13.9 °C (based on 8 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5078   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00420 - 0.02171), b=3.05 (2.88 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.