Therese's sole
📖 Overview
Benthic on sand, rubble or reef . Often buried in sand in caves. Feeds on small crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, isopods, ostracods, and amphipods, caprellids .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Anal soft rays: 54 - 61. Caudal peduncle absent. Dorsal- and anal-fin rays with a broad, membranous ridge extending from base of each ray and gradually narrowing to ray tip. Ocular side with prominent dark blotches in 3 rows; the middle one with just 2 blotches, the largest and darkest .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Therese's sole is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Therese's sole is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Therese's sole is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 2 - 26 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands.
🌿 Ecology
small crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, isopods, ostracods, and amphipods, caprellids (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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