Inhabits mud or sand bottoms. Feeds on a wide range of small bottom-living organisms, mainly crustaceans (amphipods, shrimps), also polychaete worms and bivalve mollusks (Ref. 4710). Utilized as a food fish.

Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone, Black Sea, European waters (ERMS scope), Greek Exclusive Economic Zone, Wimereux

Northeast Atlantic: British Isles south to Senegal (baie du Lévrier) and the Mediterranean.

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 0

35.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 35388)); max. reported age: 14 years (Ref. 32766)

Upper eye less than its own diameter from dorsal profile of head. Anterior nostril on blind side not enlarged, its distance from front margin of head about twice in its distance from cleft of mouth. Anterior nostril on eyed side with backward-pointing tube reaching to front border of lower eye. Pectoral fin on eyed-side small, on blind side reduced.

Depth range based on 15364 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 7419 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): -9 - 1676.5
  Temperature range (°C): 7.337 - 15.375
  Nitrate (umol/L): 1.473 - 12.900
  Salinity (PPS): 34.029 - 37.413
  Oxygen (ml/l): 4.585 - 6.447
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.247 - 0.817
  Silicate (umol/l): 1.624 - 5.963

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): -9 - 1676.5

Temperature range (°C): 7.337 - 15.375

Nitrate (umol/L): 1.473 - 12.900

Salinity (PPS): 34.029 - 37.413

Oxygen (ml/l): 4.585 - 6.447

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.247 - 0.817

Silicate (umol/l): 1.624 - 5.963
 
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demersal; marine; depth range 20 - 400 m (Ref. 35388)

Microchirus variegatus (Donovan, 1808)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 20
Species With Barcodes: 1

Not Evaluated

fisheries: commercial