Vanstraelenia chirophthalma

Vanstraelenia chirophthalma
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Vanstraelenia
Chabanaud, 1950
Species: V. chirophthalma
Binomial name
Vanstraelenia chirophthalma
(Regan, 1915)

Vanstraelenia chirophthalma, the African solenette, is a species of sole native to the Atlantic coast of Africa where it is found from Guinea-Bissau south to Angola. Occurring at depths of from 8 to 100 metres (26 to 328 ft), this species is of importance to local commercial fisheries. This species grows to a length of 28 centimetres (11 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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