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Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Oriental sole
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India country information

Common names: Lep, Oriental-sole, Pullimanthul
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the coast (Ref. 45255), Chalakudy River in Kerala (Ref. 45207) and Chilka Lake (Ref. 29108). Found in shallow sandy or muddy bottoms. Caught incidentally by prawn trawlers. Flesh excellent to taste. Also Ref. 11298, 43640. In range Ref. 3391. Status of threat: Data deficient in Western Ghats (Ref. 50614).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Brachirus: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

Biển; Nước ngọt; Thuộc về nước lợ gần đáy; di cư biển sông (để đẻ trứng) (Ref. 51243); Mức độ sâu 15 - 20 m (Ref. 11790).   Tropical; 31°N - 23°S, 33°E - 149°E

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