Synapturichthys kleinii Klein's Sole

Synapturichthys kleinii is commonly referred to as Klein's Sole. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

2646 

AphiaID:

236492 

Scientific:

Synapturichthys kleinii 

German:

Kleins Seezunge 

English:

Klein's Sole 

Category:

Plattfiskar 

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 Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

20 - 460 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

5.91" - 15.75" (15cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

55.4 °F - 24,2 °F (13°C - 24,2°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Living Food, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Synapturichthys kleinii
  Kleins Seezunge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2008-12-05 00:47:11 

Last edit:

2025-05-07 13:31:08 

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