| Family: |
Soleidae (Soles) |
| Max. size: |
5.51 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.96 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 18 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Indonesia nd the Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 66-70; Anal soft rays: 49-52; Vertebrae: 35-36. Description: Characterized by mottled light and dark brown; dorsal rays branched except first 4-15 rays; all anal rays branched; pectoral fins absent; lateral line of eyed side unbranched with 68-71 scales, including 7-8 anterior to upper end of gill opening; absence of caudal peduncle; ctenoid scales; tubular anterior nostril long, extending to anterior edge of eye when laid back; dense zone of pointed papillae on ocular side of snout before anterior nostril; posterior flap on ventroposterior end of operculum with long cirri; numerous cirri on membranous ridge of anterior dorsal and anal rays; depth of body 2.4-2.6 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Collected using rotenone, one site is a drop-off point with numerous small caves and some sand and rubble (Ref. 75879).. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 06 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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