White-margined sole
📖 Overview
Overview information for White-margined sole is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 70 - 76; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 54 - 63; Vertebrae: 46. Dark brown, sometimes with darker specks; dorsal and anal fins with pale edges; right pectoral fin blackish .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for White-margined sole is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for White-margined sole is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for White-margined sole is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 40 m . Tropical South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
bottom-living invertebrates
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Dagetichthys Marginatus is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Detailed nutritional data for White-margined sole is currently being compiled from USDA FoodData Central.
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for White-margined sole has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🔍 Similar Species
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