| Soleidae (Soles) |
| 3.55 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range - 30 m |
| Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 73-73; Anal soft rays: 49-49; Vertebrae: 35-35. Description: Characterized by brownish color with strong white, irregular mottling; first 18 dorsal rays, branched; anal rays branched except first two rays; caudal rays 18; absence of pectoral fins; lateral line of eyed side unbranched with 86 scales, including 10 anterior to upper end of gill opening; presence of caudal peduncle; ctenoid scales; tubular anterior nostril nearly reaching front edge of lower eye when laid back; front of snout and ventral side of head with well-developed cirri; depth of body 2.6 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Collected from sand at the edge of an isolated coral head in 30 m in the type locality (Ref. 75879). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 28 July 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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