Scientific Name
Pardachirus poropterus

Common Name
Estuary sole

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 62-72; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 45 - 49

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1851

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes)

Family

Soles (Soleidae)

Distribution

Region

Asia and Oceania

Distribution

Asia and Oceania: Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia. Reported from the Philippines (Ref. 280, 7223).

Range

6°N - 19°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

122 m

Depth To - meters

205 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; brackish; demersal; depth range 122 - 205 m (Ref. 9494)

Trophic Level

3.16 s.e. 0.30 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (12 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated