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Soleidae (Soles)
Etymology: Aseraggodes: Greek, aggos, -eos, -ous = vessel, uterus, carapace of a crab + Greek, aseros, -a, -on = to remove the appetite (Ref. 45335); matsuurai: Named for Keiichi Matsuura, National Museum of Nature and Science of Tokyo.
Eponymy: Dr Keiichi Matsuura works in the Department of Zoology at the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Randall & Desoutter-Meniger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 18 m (Ref. 75879). Tropical
Western Pacific: Indonesia nd the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75879); 5.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Collected using rotenone, one site is a drop-off point with numerous small caves and some sand and rubble (Ref. 75879)..
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and M. Desoutter-Meniger, 2007. Review of the soles of the genus Aseraggodes (Pleuronectifornes: Soleidae) from the Indo-Malayan region, with descriptions of nine new species. Cybium 31(3):301-331. (Ref. 75879)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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