Solenette (Buglossidium luteum)
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Researched by | Ana Ruiz | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | (Risso, 1810) | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Widespread and common species, occurring all round Britain and Ireland.Global distribution
-Habitat
Found on sandy and muddy bottoms. The solenette lives at depths of 5-40 m but is occasionally found in much deeper water.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Low-slung, semi-circular mouth.
- Long dorsal and anal fins joined to tail fin.
- Filaments around the head.
- Dorsal and anal fins striped.
Additional information
Spawning takes place in spring and summer in specific areas at depths of 40-60 m. It feeds on small, bottom-living animals, especially small crustaceans and worms but also molluscs and fish.Listed by
Bibliography
Dipper, F., 2001. British sea fishes (2nd edn). Teddington: Underwater World Publications Ltd.
FishBase, 2000. FishBase. A global information system on fishes. [On-line] http://www.fishbase.org, 2001-05-03
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Datasets
Fenwick, 2018. Aphotomarine. Occurrence dataset http://www.aphotomarine.com/index.html Accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-10-01
Isle of Wight Local Records Centre, 2017. IOW Natural History & Archaeological Society Marine Records. Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/7axhcw accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-09-27.
Merseyside BioBank., 2018. Merseyside BioBank (unverified). Occurrence dataset: https://doi.org/10.15468/iou2ld accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-10-01.
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-08
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Last Updated: 31/01/2007