Aseraggodes satapoomini Randall & Desoutter-Meniger, 2007
Andaman sole
Aseraggodes satapoomini
photo by Winterbottom, R.

Family:  Soleidae (Soles)
Max. size:  4.48 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 9 m
Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand, Andaman Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 67-67; Anal soft rays: 48-48. Description: Characterized by mottled brown with widely scattered large dark brown blotches; dorsal rays branched except first 14 and last two rays; all anal rays branched; caudal rays 18; pectoral fins absent; lateral line of eyed side unbranched with 68 scales, including six anterior to upper end of gill opening; absence of caudal peduncle; ctenoid scales; tubular anterior nostril just reaching fleshy edge of eye when laid back; ocular side of snout before anterior nostril with irregular, flat, fleshy papillae separated by narrow spaces forming labyrinth; absence of posterior flap with long cirri on ventroposterior end of operculum; membranous ridge of anterior dorsal and anal rays with few or no cirri; depth of body 2.5 in SL (Ref. 90102).
Biology:  The type specimen was collected from the coral-reef habitat of an islet off the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand (Ref. 75879)..
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 06 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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