| Family: |
Soleidae (Soles) |
| Max. size: |
7.53 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 4 - 26 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 66-72; Anal soft rays: 46-50; Vertebrae: 34-35. Description: Characterized by brown color with numerous, variable-sized, irregular, dark-edged white spots and vermiculations, some forming doughnut-shaped rings; all dorsal rays branched except first 19-30 rays; all anal rays branched; caudal rays 18; pectoral fins absent; lateral line of eyed side unbranched with 67-71 scales, including 8-10 anterior to upper end of gill opening; presence of short caudal peduncle; ctenoid scales; tubular anterior nostril just reaching fleshy edge of lower eye when laid back; eye diameter 4.4-5.9 in HL: depth of body 2.4-2.6 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Collected by handnet from dar silty sand and in a cave at 6 m, Observed to form dense aggregation (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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