Dwarf sole (Aseraggodes xenicus)

Scientific name: Aseraggodes xenicus Matsubara & Ochiai, 1963

Dwarf sole (Aseraggodes xenicus)

The Dwarf sole (Aseraggodes xenicus) is a marine fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Sodwana Bay (South Africa), Porto Amelia (Mozambique) and Japan.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 64-67; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 42 - 44; Vertebrae: 33 - 34. Diagnosis: Dorsal rays 64-67; anal rays 42-44; dorsal and anal rays are not branched. Caudal rays 18, the middle 14 branched. Lateral-line scales of ocular side 64-67; the line extending forward nearly to upper eye, with a ventral branch on head following the edge of the preopercle. Vertebrae 10 + 23-24. Dorsal pterygiophores anterior to fourth neural spine 14-15. Body depth 2.4-2.5 in SL; head length 3.55-3.65 in SL; snout long, 2.6-2.95 in head length; interorbital space narrow, 13.7-20.8 in head length. Caudal peduncle very short, 19.5-23.2 in HL. Tubular anterior nostril anterior to upper edge of lower eye, just reaching cutaneous edge of lower orbit when depressed posteriorly. Two rows of scales in interorbital space, none extending onto medial edges of eyes. Anterior edge of snout of largest specimen (23 mm SL) with a series of 12 cons

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Species facts

Scientific name
Aseraggodes xenicus
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Depth range
6–10 m (20–33 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 10 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Sodwana Bay (South Africa), Porto Amelia (Mozambique) and Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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