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Aseraggodes satapoomini Randall & Desoutter-Meniger, 2007 Andaman sole |
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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 | |||