Species FAO code: SOW

Austroglossus microlepis

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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)	–
Denmark	da Sydvestafrikansk tunge	–
France	fr sole australe orientale fr sole d'Afrique du sud	–
Germany	de -Zunge (only with the indication of the geographic origin)	–
Portugal	pt Linguado pt Linguado-austral-oeste	–
Slovenia	sl zahodnoafriški list sl morski listi	–
Spain	es Lenguado del sur	Galicia: Linguado austral do oeste

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

List item: Trawls

Trawls

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Austroglossus microlepis (Bleeker, 1863)

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

List item: Atlantic, Southeast

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Austroglossus microlepis (Bleeker, 1863)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Austroglossus microlepis

Scientific name

Austroglossus microlepis

Author

(Bleeker, 1863)

Rank

Species

FAO code

SOW

Morphological description

Dorsal and anal fins continuous with caudal fin (Ref. 36731). Right pectoral fin more than half of, but shorter than head length; left pectoral fin present (Ref. 36731). Brownish with small dark specks; sometimes with bars on body (Ref. 3200).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPleuronectiformes
  - FamilySoleidae
    - GenusAustroglossus
      - SpeciesAustroglossus microlepis

Synonyms

Synaptura microlepis Bleeker, 1863

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Austroglossus microlepis (Bleeker, 1863)

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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