Synapturichthys kleinii Klein's sole

Synapturichthys kleiniiis commonly referred to as Klein's sole. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland

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Scientific:: Synapturichthys kleinii
German:: Kleins Seezunge
English:: Klein's Sole

Category:: Flounders & Soles

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Soleidae (Family) > Synapturichthys (Genus) > kleinii (Species)
Initial determination:: (Risso, ), 1827

Occurrence:: Algeria, Congo, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Northern Africa, Portugal, South-Africa, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, Western Indian Ocean
Size:: 5.91" - 15.75" (15cm - 40cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 78.8 °F (20°C - 26°C)
Food:: Algae, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Living Food, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Worms, Zoobenthos
Tank:: 439.96 gal (~ 2000L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Synapturichthys kleinii
Kleins Seezunge

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2008-12-05 00:47:11
Last edit:: 2008-12-05 00:47:11

Info

(Risso, 1827)

Special thanks for the first foto to Borut Furlan for Slovenia.

Distribution
Eastern Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean: Mediterranean south to Durban, South Africa.

Biology:
Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms; mainly in shallow water.

Synonyms:
Pegusa kleini (Risso, 1827) (misspelling)
Pegusa kleinii (Risso, 1827)
Rhombus kleinii Risso, 1827
Solea alboguttata Fowler, 1929
Solea capellonis Steindachner, 1868
Solea kleini (Risso, 1827) (misspelling)
Solea kleinii (Risso, 1827)
Solea melanoptera (Gilchrist, 1904)
Synaptura kleinii (Risso, 1827)
Synaptura melanoptera Gilchrist, 1904
Synaptura savignyi Kaup, 1858
Synapturichthys kleini (Risso, 1827) (misspelling)

Scientific paper

New data on the biology of Klein's sole Synapturichthys kleinii (Pleuronectiformes: Soleidae), Dallavalle, Grégory; Chanet, Bruno , 2009
Pseudodiplectanum syrticumn. sp. (Monogenea: Diplectanidae), a parasite ofSynapturichthys kleinii(Teleostei: Soleidae) from off Tunisia, Hela Derbel; Lobna Boudaya; Lassad Neifar, 2007

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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