| Family: |
Soleidae (Soles) |
| Max. size: |
6.6 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.5 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 2 - 26 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal soft rays: 54-61. Caudal peduncle absent. Dorsal- and anal-fin rays with a broad, membranous ridge extending from base of each ray and gradually narrowing to ray tip. Ocular side with prominent dark blotches in 3 rows; the middle one with just 2 blotches, the largest and darkest (Ref. 48239). |
| Biology: |
Benthic on sand, rubble or reef (Ref. 58302). Often buried in sand in caves. Feeds on small crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, isopods, ostracods, and amphipods, caprellids (Ref. 13070). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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