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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Kaup's sole

Synaptura albomaculata Kaup, 1858
Max Length
30 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.9
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
35.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Overview information for Kaup's sole is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Synaptura albomaculata
Authority
Kaup, 1858
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
30 cm
Trophic Level
3.9
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
35.00/100
Migration
Oceanodromous
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Kaup's sole is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Kaup's sole is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Kaup's sole is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Kaup's sole is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; brackish; demersal; oceanodromous . Tropical east coast of India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌿 Brackish ⬇️ Benthic
Migration
Oceanodromous
Trophic Level
3.9±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00955 × L3.07 (TL)
Max TL
30cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2021

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
35.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.9
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Kaup, 1858

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