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Unicorn sole | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
Family: | Soleidae |
Genus: | Aesopia |
Species: | A. cornuta |
Binomial name | |
Aesopia cornuta Kaup, 1858 |
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.
See also
- Pseudaesopia and Zebrias, two related genera with similar striped patterns
References
- Munroe, T. (2016). "Aesopia cornuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56852510A57244866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T56852510A57244866.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aesopia cornuta". FishBase. December 2012 version.
- "Aesopia cornuta Kaup, 1858: Thickray Sole". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Aesopia cornuta |
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