Wavyband sole (Pseudaesopia japonica)

Scientific name: Pseudaesopia japonica Bleeker, 1860

Wavyband sole (Pseudaesopia japonica)

The Wavyband sole (Pseudaesopia japonica) is a marine fish of the family Soleidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Korea and Japan to the East China Sea. Recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudaesopia japonica
Family
Soleidae (Soles)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Korea and Japan to the East China Sea. Recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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