Microchirus Azevia

📖 Overview

Found on mud and sand of the continental shelf, from the shore down to 250 m . Feeds on small benthic invertebrates, mainly amphipods and polychaetes . Minimum depth range from Ref. 121791.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 71 - 86; Anal soft rays: 58 - 68; Vertebrae: 40 - 43. Body oval; upper eye less than its own diameter from dorsal profile of head; anterior nostril on blind side not enlarged; anterior nostril on eyed side with a backward-pointing tube hardly reaching to front border of lower eye; dorsal fin beginning near vertical through front border of upper eye; pectoral fin on eyed side with 6-8 fin rays, on blind side shorter; caudal fin separate from last dorsal and anal fin rays; lateral line supra-temporal branch forming an angular S-shape, the ascending part running upward and backward .: short and / or deep.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Microchirus Azevia is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Microchirus Azevia is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Microchirus Azevia is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 250 m . Temperate; 53°N - 12°N, 19°W - 36°E southwest of the British Isles; Mediterranean: Spain, Algeria and Turkey.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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