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unicorn sole (Aesopia cornuta)
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Ecological Illustration of unicorn sole (Aesopia cornuta)
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Soleidae

unicorn sole

Aesopia cornuta

The only member of its entire genus

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Aesopia cornuta is a species of sole native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Its common names include the unicorn sole, thickray sole, banded sole, and dark thick-rayed sole. This species grows to a standard length of 25 cm (9.8 in), and is the only known member of its genus.

Family
Soleidae
Genus
Aesopia
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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