Togo country information

Common names: Adza menyi, Turbot
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/to.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott, 1991
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Psettodidae (Psettodids)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Turbot épineux tacheté, Perro, Dogsole, ... more

Main reference

Nielsen, J.G. 1990. (Ref. 6499)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Amaoka, Kunio | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 80.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5377); common length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2716); max. published weight: 15.0 kg (Ref. 5377)

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 150 m (Ref. 27000)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred 27°C (Ref. 107945); 23°N - 14°S

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania (Ref. 5377) to about 14°S.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Unlike other flatfish, this species has a broad body; width is half the length (Ref. 4883). This demersal fish is not always in close contact with the bottom, it can chase its prey by swimming (Ref. 5377). Feeds on fish and shrimps (Ref. 28587).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.1 ±0.70 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=3-4)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
High

Psettodes belcheri Bennett, 1831