Microstomus kitt Lemon sole

Microstomus kitt is commonly referred to as Lemon sole. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6348 

AphiaID:

127140 

Scientific:

Microstomus kitt 

German:

Echte Rotzunge, Limande 

English:

Lemon Sole 

Category:

Skarpiowate 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Pleuronectidae (Family) > Microstomus (Genus) > kitt (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Walbaum, ), 1792 

Occurrence:

the North Sea, Bay of Biscay, East Africa, European Coasts, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles 

Size:

7.87" - 27.56" (20cm - 70cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Clams, Invertebrates, Snails, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Microstomus achne
• 
  Microstomus kitt
  Echte Rotzunge, Limande
• Microstomus pacificus
• Microstomus shuntovi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-11-03 19:20:13 

Last edit:

2013-11-03 19:20:13 

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