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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Aesopia
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Mozambique, South Africa, India and Japan. Reported from Indonesia and northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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