Madeira Canary Islands Azores – Fishes Dr. Peter Wirtz
Madeira Canary Islands Azores – Fishes Dr. Peter Wirtz
Madeira Canary Islands Azores – Fishes Dr. Peter Wirtz
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Soles (Soleidae)<br />
Four-eyed sole (Microchirus ocellatus)<br />
Up to 20 cm long. <strong>Madeira</strong>, <strong>Canary</strong> <strong>Islands</strong>. 15 <strong>–</strong> 300 m depth.<br />
This night-active species can easily be recognized by its colour pattern. Photo top right <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Wirtz</strong>.<br />
Bastard sole (Microchirus azevia)<br />
Up to 40 cm long. <strong>Canary</strong> <strong>Islands</strong>. 15 <strong>–</strong> 250 m depth.<br />
On sandy and muddy bottoms. Feeds on worms and crustaceans. Photo bottom right Rogelio Herrera.<br />
Tonguesoles (Cynoglossidae)<br />
Spotted tonguesole (Symphurus insularis)<br />
Up to 8 cm. <strong>Madeira</strong>, <strong>Canary</strong> <strong>Islands</strong>, <strong>Azores</strong>. 10 <strong>–</strong> ?? m depth.<br />
Tonguesoles have both eyes on the left side of the body. The Spotted tonguesole lives on sandy and rocky<br />
bottoms and is night-active. It can crawl on its finrays like a centipede. Photo (below) <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Wirtz</strong>.<br />
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Triggerfishes (Balistidae)<br />
Gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus)<br />
Up to 60 cm long. <strong>Madeira</strong>, <strong>Canary</strong> <strong>Islands</strong>, <strong>Azores</strong>. 5 <strong>–</strong> 100 m depth.
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