| Soleidae (Soles) |
| 4.63 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 4 - 26 m |
| Western Pacific: Philippines. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 67-71; Anal soft rays: 49-51; Vertebrae: 35-35. Description: Characterized by mottled brown color with widely scattered, large dark brown blotches; dorsal rays branched except first 9-16 rays; all anal rays branched; caudal rays 18; pectoral fins absent; lateral line of eyed side unbranched with 69-72 scales, including 6-7 anterior to upper end of gill opening; absence of caudal peduncle; ctenoid scales; tubular anterior nostril reaching or extending to beyond anterior edge of eye when laid back; fully scaled ocular side of snout, obscured upper lip; pelvic fins reaching base of third anal ray, longest ray 11.1-11.4 % SL; depth of body 2.4-2.6 in SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Specimens collected on sand in 4.5-15 m depth (Ref. 90102). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 02 March 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality, Mouth of Bais Bay, Negros, ROM 55042 (holotype of Aseraggodes winterbottomi, 4.15 cm SL, male). Collected from Negros (Bais Bay) and Siquijor (Tonga Point) by an expedition sponsored by the Royal Ontario Museum of Toronto (Ref. 75879). |
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