Species FAO code: MHH

Monochirus hispidus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Conservation measures
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de -Zunge (only with the indication of the geographic origin)	–
Croatia	hr list hrapavac	–
Cyprus	el γλώσσα	–
Denmark	da Håret tunge	–
Germany	de -Zunge (only with the indication of the geographic origin)	–
Italy	it Sogliola pelosa it sogliola	–
Slovenia	sl morski listi	–
Spain	es Lenguado velludo	Catalonia: Llenguadina d'una aleta

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque, 1814

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

FLX/05B-F.

Pleuronectiformes

Fishing areas

27.5.b Faeroes Grounds (Division Vb) Faroese waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

0.0 t

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque, 1814

Scientific name

Monochirus hispidus

Author

Rafinesque, 1814

Rank

Species

FAO code

MHH

Morphological description

Upper eye less than its own diameter from dorsal profile of head. Anterior nostril on blind side not enlarged. Dorsal fin beginning before eyes, with 50-58 fin rays. Pectoral fin on eyed side with 5-6 unbranched fin rays., absent on blind side. Anal fin rays 40-45. Caudal fin separate from last dorsal and anal fin rays. Eyed side greyish or reddish brown.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPleuronectiformes
  - FamilySoleidae
    - GenusMonochirus
      - SpeciesMonochirus hispidus

Synonyms

Microchirus hispidus (Rafinesque, 1814)
Pleuronectes trichodactylus Nardo, 1824
Solea monochir Bonaparte, 1833
Monochirus pegusa Risso, 1827

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque, 1814

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 29 — Other
      - 0302 29 80 — Other
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 39 — Other
      - 0303 39 85 — Other
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 43 00 — Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 83 — Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
      - 0304 83 90 — Other

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Monochirus hispidus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Seines

Trawls

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea