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Solitas gruveli
The Guinea flathead (Solitas gruveli) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Platycephalidae, the flatheads. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of Africa. This species is the only known member of the genus Solitas. It is also the only flathead species which has a natural distribution which lies outside of the Indo-Pacific.
From the article Guinea flathead on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The Guinea flathead attains a maximum published total length of 20 cm (7.9 in), although 18 cm (7.1 in) is more typical.
Range & habitat
The Guinea flathead is found in the tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean from Mauritania south to Angola, including São Tomé e Principe. It is found at depths between 20 and 200 m (66 and 656 ft) in shallow coastal waters with sand and mud substrates, It feeds on fishes and crustaceans.
Wikipedia: “Distribution, habitat and biology”
In human culture
Solitas, the genus name, is derived from the Latin solitarius, meaning "alone", an allusion to this being the only flathead to have its range entirely outwith the Indo-West Pacific. The specific name honours the biologist Jean Abel Gruvel, the collector of the type specimen.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Solitas gruveli in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 619307.