Soleichthys Dori
📖 Overview
Soleichthys Dori (Soleichthys dori), first described by Randall & Munroe, 2008 is a small fish in the family Soleidae (order Pleuronectiformes). Adults typically reach 10.60 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 10 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Data Deficient.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Formerly identified as S. heterorhinos(Bleeker), type locality Ambon, Indonesia, it is separated from this species by its more evenly dark-barred color pattern and having a snout length greater instead of less than the eye diameter. It is most similar in color to an undescribed species from the islands of Micronesia that has also been misidentified as S. heterorhinos, differing mainly by its lower lateral-line scale count of 98–115 and 50 or 51 vertebrae. S. dori was also differentiated from S. multifasciatus (Kaup), described from one specimen from India, and S. nigrostriolatus (Steindachner and Kner) from Fiji by color and meristics .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Soleichthys Dori is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 10 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Red Sea: Gulf of Aqaba and Dahlak Archipelago.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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