Common names:
Spotted sole
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
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Comments:
Type locality, Gulf of Carpentaria, northwestern Queensland, QM I.28800 (holotype of Soleichthys maculosus, 7.39 cm SL). Known from Off tropical
northern Australia (Fig. 3) from north of Nickol Bay, Western Australia (20°01' S, 116°57'E) and northeast of Port Hedland (19°29' S, 118°52' E), including the Gulf of Carpentaria, northwestern Queensland (12°-13°S, 141°E) to east of Cairns, northeast Queensland (16°55' S, 145°46' E), 37-63 m depth.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Muchhala, N and T.A. Munroe, 2004
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Soleichthys:Latin, solea = sandal (shoe) + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); maculosus:Named for the conspicuous white spots and blotches forming the distinctive
coloration pattern for this species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 37 - 63 m (Ref. 55726). Tropical
Distribution
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