Biology:Vanstraelenia
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Soleidae |
| Genus: | Vanstraelenia Chabanaud, 1950 |
| Species: | V. chirophthalma
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| Vanstraelenia chirophthalma (Regan, 1915)
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Vanstraelenia chirophthalma, the African solenette, is a species of sole native to the Atlantic coast of Africa where it is found from Guinea-Bissau south to Angola. Occurring at depths of from 8 to 100 metres (26 to 328 ft), this species is of importance to local commercial fisheries. This species grows to a length of 28 centimetres (11 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]
References
- ↑ Adeofe, T.A.; Camara, K.; Camara, Y.H.; Cissoko, K.; Djiman, R.; Mbye, E.; Monroe, T.; Sagna, A. et al. (2015). "Vanstraelenia chirophthalma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T15622693A15623392. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15622693A15623392.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15622693/15623392. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Vanstraelenia chirophthalma" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q223444 entry
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