| Family: |
Soleidae (Soles) |
| Max. size: |
12.27 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 4 - 9 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 76-84; Anal soft rays: 64-71; Vertebrae: 44-46. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: vertebrae 44-46; dorsal-fin rays 76-84; anal-fin rays 64-71, lateral-line scales 83-95; on the ocular surface, a series of 6 incomplete, diamond-shaped crossbands that are widest in their mid-sections and wider than respective interspaces between crossbands, and small, brown spots scattered in the interspaces between these crossbands; 3 crossbands on the head; 2 white spots in longitudinal series along the midline of the ocular-side body; 2 elongated ocular side pectoral-fin rays of nearly equal length or with the second fin ray longer than the first; small scales present on bases and proximal halves of elongated ocular-side pectoral-fin rays (Ref. 76812). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 January 2021 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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