Microchirus ocellatus Foureyed sole

Microchirus ocellatus is commonly referred to as Foureyed sole. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:

4687 

AphiaID:

274302 

Scientific:

Microchirus ocellatus 

German:

Augenfleck-Seezunge 

English:

Foureyed Sole 

Category:

Flounders & Soles 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Soleidae (Family) > Microchirus (Genus) > ocellatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Ghana, East-Atlantic Ocean, Egypt, European Coasts, Madeira, Northern Africa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South-Africa, Spain, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, Western Indian Ocean 

Size:

5.91" - 7.87" (15cm - 20cm) 

Temperature:

64.4 °F - 78.8 °F (18°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Crustaceans, Invertebrates, Living Food, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Microchirus azevia
  Seezunge
• Microchirus boscanion
• Microchirus frechkopi
• 
  Microchirus ocellatus
  Augenfleck-Seezunge
• Microchirus theophila
• Microchirus variegatus
• Microchirus wittei

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-09-30 13:48:12 

Last edit:

2012-09-30 13:48:12 

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