| Soleidae (Soles) |
| 26 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 168.5 g |
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reef-associated; brackish; marine; depth range 5 - 40 m |
| Western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand to southern Japan, Philippines (Ref. 9494), Borneo and Indonesia. Absent from New Guinea and Australia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 74-78; Anal soft rays: 65-68; Vertebrae: 51-52. Description: Characterized by pale brown body color with 20-25 dark-edged brown cross-bars, arranged in pairs; black caudal fin with pale yellow spots, encircled by white base and confluent outer margin; caudal rays 15-18; lateral line scales on eyed side 107-115; ctenoid scales; small eyes with narrow, scaled interorbital space; tubular anterior nostril shorter than eye; ventral edge of head with fringe of short cirri; protruding caudal fin, but joined to dorsal and anal fins; greatest depth 2.4-2.7 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Inhabits shallow sand and mud bottoms of coastal waters. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates, especially small crustaceans. Marketed fresh, frozen, and dried-salted. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Reported from China's coast (Ref. 47843). Hainan, Guangxi, Guangdong to Liaoning Sea area; West to india, South to Indonesia, North to Korea, and Japan Sea area. (Ref. 33837)
Known from the South China Sea in the Guanghai, Nanao, Haimen of Guangdong Province; Beihai city of Guangxi Province; and from Yellow Sea in Dalian of Liaoning Province, Qingdao of Shandong Province; also from Chengshan of Zhejiang Province.(Ref.33837)
Also Ref. 117610. |
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