Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 90 - 110; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 80 - 95; Vertebrae: 58. Brownish, small dark spot at base of each scale; right pectoral fin blackish (Ref. 3200).

Common Names

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Ooskus-tongvis , Afrikaans , Namibia

Ooskus-tongvis , Afrikaans , South Africa

Tongvis , Afrikaans , Namibia

Sydøstafrikansk tunge , Danish , Denmark

East coast sole , English , Namibia

East coast sole , English , USA

East coast solepo , English , South Africa

Mud sole , English , Global

Sole , English , Namibia

Suur lõunakeel , Estonian , Estonia

Muta-antura , Finnish , Finland

Sole de vase , French , Global

Ostküsten-Seezunge , German , Namibia

סולית דרומית , Hebrew , Israel

南非鰨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

南非鳎 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Pektorynka , Polish , Poland

Língua de lodo , Portuguese , Mozambique

Linguado-austral-este , Portuguese , Portugal

камбала , Russian , Russia

Južnonoafriški list , Slovene , Slovenia

Lenguado austral del este , Spanish , Spain

Lenguado de aleta , Spanish , Spain

Lenguado de fango , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Soleidae

Genus: Austroglossus

Species: Austroglossus pectoralis (Kaup, 1858)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Southeast Atlantic: known only from the Cape to Natal in South Africa.

Biology

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Inhabits mud bottoms (Ref. 27121). Feeds on small benthic invertebrates and small fish (Ref. 27121).

Habitat

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demersal