Ocellated wedge sole

Dicologlossa hexophthalma

Soleid Fish from One Hundred Fifty Meters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Europe
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

Ocellated wedge sole is known around Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 20 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Dicologlossa
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, Madeira; west coast of Africa from Mauritania to Sierra Leone, also Gulf of Guinea, Congo and Angola (Ref. 5304 ); including the western Mediterranean (Ref. 3397 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

Report a correction