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Bathysolea profundicola (Vaillant, 1888) Deepwater sole |
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photo by
García Rodríguez, M. |
| Family: | Soleidae (Soles) | |||
| Max. size: | 21 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 1350 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: southern Ireland to Angola; penetrated the Strait of Gibraltar without establishing widespread or abundant populations in the Mediterranean Sea. Reported from the Canary Islands (Ref. 5304), Sicily and Corsica (Ref. 4710). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 76-90; Anal soft rays: 62-74; Vertebrae: 43-46 | |||
| Biology: | Occurs on muddy bottoms of the continental slope (Ref. 2683). Feeds mainly on polychaetes and some amphipods (Ref. 4710). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||