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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Brachirus: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335); sayaensis: Named for its type locality.

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Marine; demersal; depth range 120 - 123 m (Ref. 126075). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126075)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 77; Vertebrae: 45 - 46. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body slightly elongate, broad in front and tapering behind; caudal fin joined to dorsal and anal fins; both pectoral fins are rudimentary, but present; opercular openings are restricted, widely separated from each other, opercular membrane on both sides of body joined to middle of upper rays of pectoral fins and forming continuous membranous connection with gill opening; snout with no bony process; lips without labial papillae; tubular anterior nostril is short; pelvic fin of eyed side not broadly joined to anal fin; scales ctenoid on both sides of body, except those of lateral line; vertebrae 9 + 36-37, epicranial complex 3-0-3(1). Colouration: ocular side in preserved specimens pale brownish without any cross bands, blind side pale yellowish with dorsal, anal and caudal fins dark brown; inside of mouth pale (Ref. 126075).

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Voronina, E.P., 2019. Brachirus sayaensis, a new soleid species (Soleidae: Pleuronectiformes) from Saya de Malha Bank. J. Ichthyol, 59(3:418-424. (Ref. 126075)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 16 February 2021

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Brachirus sayaensis Voronina, 2019