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Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Etymology: Monolene: Greek, monos = one + Greek, lenos, ou = cavity in the skull (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 25 - 460 m (Ref. 5979). Deep-water, preferred ?; 16°N -
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal and Gulf of Guinea to Namibia (Ref. 27121).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5979)
Inhabits mud bottoms (Ref. 2683). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 2683.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Aldebert, Y., M. Desoutter and J.-C. Quéro, 1990. Bothidae. p. 1027-1036. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 5979)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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