Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 69 - 79; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 59 - 66; Vertebrae: 46. Greyish or brown, with 15-16 dark bars edged with black (the first 3 bars on head); caudal fin blackish with pale spots (Ref. 3200).

Common Names

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Engkod siblah , Aceh , Indonesia

Eenhoring-tongvis , Afrikaans , South Africa

Ikan sebelah , Bahasa Indonesia , Indonesia

Dark thick-rayed sole , English , Australia

Dark thick-rayed sole , English , Indonesia

Horned sole , English , India

Unicorn sole , English , Indonesia

Unicorn sole , English , Malaysia

Unicorn sole , English , Micronesia

Unicorn sole , English , South Africa

Unicorn sole , English , Global

Sarviantura , Finnish , Finland

Tsuno-ushinoshita , Japanese , Japan

Ppul-sǒ-dae , Korean , Korea (South)

뿔서대 , Korean , Korea (South)

Lidah , Malay , Malaysia

Lidah tanduk satu , Malay , Malaysia

Sebelah , Malay , Malaysia

Jiǎo tǎ , Mandarin Chinese , China

狗舌 , Mandarin Chinese , China

角鰨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

角鰨沙 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei

角鳎 , Mandarin Chinese , China

角鳎沙 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Indi , Marathi , India

इंदी , Marathi , India

Língua cornuda , Portuguese , Mozambique

Darapa , Tagalog , Philippines

Tampal , Tagalog , Philippines

Vari-allu , Tamil , India

வரியல் , Tamil , India

வரீமலு , Tamil , India

Jerree-potoo , Telugu , India

జెర్రే పొతో , Telugu , India

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Soleidae

Genus: Aesopia

Species: Aesopia cornuta Kaup, 1858

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Mozambique, South Africa, India and Japan. Reported from Indonesia and northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978).

Biology

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Found in coastal waters (Ref. 30573), on sand or mud bottoms to at least 100 m (Ref. 9710, 11230, 48637).

Habitat

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associated