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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Arnoglossus: Greek, aros, -oy = lamb + Greek, glossa = tongue (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: These genera and species are named after ‘Thor’, the first Danish research vessel specifically equipped for oceanic scientific research (named after the Norse god of thunder). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal; diepte 15 - 300 m (Ref. 5979). Subtropical; 43°N - 6°N, 26°W - 42°E
Eastern Atlantic: Ireland (Ref. 4704) to Sierra Leone and Cape Verde. Also known from the western Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm 8.8, range 12 - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 4704); common length : 12.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 3397); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 10 Jaren (Ref. 32766)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 81 - 91; Anale zachte stralen: 61 - 69. Second ray of dorsal fin very long, with a conspicuous dark, fringed broad membrane. First 3 or 4 dorsal fin rays generally blackish in adults but only the elongate second ray is dark in immature fishes.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found on the upper 100 m of the continental shelf. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 4704). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 52678 but has been caught in depths inferior to 10m (Ref. 57407).
Aldebert, Y., M. Desoutter and J.-C. Quéro, 1990. Bothidae. p. 1027-1036. 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. 5979)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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Harmless
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Visserij: van minder commercieel belang
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 13.7 - 18.6, mean 15.4 °C (based on 138 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00550 - 0.00871), b=3.08 (3.02 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.51-0.58; tm=2; tmax=10).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
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Voedingsstoffen (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 140 [67, 304] mg/100g; Iron = 1.25 [0.57, 2.22] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.9, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.327 [0.141, 0.664] g/100g; Selenium = 29.1 [14.9, 58.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.5 [5.7, 51.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.931 [0.634, 1.335] mg/100g (wet weight);