Whiskered sole
Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque, 1814
Also calledBusuf (mlt) · Cascarra (por) · Gjuhez lekurore (sqi) · Hrapavi list (slv) · Lingwata harxa (mlt) · Lingwata piluza (mlt) · Lingwata xewwekija (mlt) · Peluda (spa) · Sogliola pelosa (ita) · Soldado (spa) · Sole velue (fra) · gjuhëza lekurore (sqi) · kucuk dil baligi (tur) · Καψώρα (ell)
First described in: Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. <em>Palerme.</em> 1-55.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
materials_examined
Sea of Marmara: 25500 - 497 (1 spc.), 24.10.1992, Armutlu, dredge, 16 m, L. Eryilmaz. Aegean Sea: 25500 - 502 (3 spc.).
A catalogue of the fishes held in the Istanbul University, Science Faculty, Hydrobiology Museum.
distribution
Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Marmara, eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Ghana. Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 8 July 2014); Med. (DD: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: Unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action.
The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5214091.