Species FAO code: MRK

Microchirus ocellatus

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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 pečatar	–
Cyprus	el γλώσσα	–
Denmark	da Øjeplettet tunge	–
Germany	de -Zunge (only with the indication of the geographic origin)	–
Italy	it Sogliola occhiuta it sogliola	–
Portugal	pt Azevia	Madeira: Linguado
Slovenia	sl morski listi	–
Spain	es Tambor real	Balearic Islands: Llengua de sant pere Canary Islands: Lenguado doble Galicia: Lirpia ocelada Catalonia: Pelaia de Sant Pau

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Microchirus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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. Microchirus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Scientific name

Microchirus ocellatus

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

MRK

Morphological description

Greyish, median fins darker; 4 round, white-edged, black ocelli on posterior part of body; white-edged black band across peduncle; black blotch on lateral line behind tip of pectoral; faint dark spots on anterior part of body (Ref. 3200).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPleuronectiformes
  - FamilySoleidae
    - GenusMicrochirus
      - SpeciesMicrochirus ocellatus

Synonyms

Pleuronectes ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758
Monochirus quadriocellatus (von Bonde, 1922)
Solea ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Echinosolea oculata (Risso, 1827)
Quenselia ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Solea quadriocellata von Bonde, 1922
Monochirus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Solea oculata Risso, 1827

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Microchirus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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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Microchirus ocellatus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Trawls

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 51 - Indian Ocean, Western