Bathysolea lactea

Bathysolea lactea

A milky sole known from one Cape Verde specimen

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Deep-bodied
Medium

Bathysolea lactea is a marine fish found in ocean habitats. One memorable detail in its record is this: A milky sole known from one Cape Verde specimen.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Bathysolea
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Central Atlantic: known only from the description of the holotype caught near Cape Verde.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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