Portuguese sole

Dagetichthys lusitanicus

Soleid Fish beneath the Mediterranean Sea

Black
Tropical
Regional distribution
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Other
Medium
Tropical fish

Dagetichthys lusitanicus, commonly known as the Portuguese sole, is a species of flatfish native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Little is known of the abundance or behaviour of this fish, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being "data deficient".

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Dagetichthys
Maximum length: 40 cm
Body shape: other
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc (Mauritania) to Angola (Ref. 6805 ). Also in Mediterranean (Ref. 4710 ).

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