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| Unicorn sole | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Soleidae |
| Genus: | Aesopia |
| Species: | A. cornuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Aesopia cornuta | |
Aesopia cornuta is a species of sole native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Its common names include the unicorn sole,[3] thickray sole, banded sole, and dark thick-rayed sole.[4] This species grows to a standard length of 25 cm (9.8 in), and is the only known member of its genus.[3]
See also
[edit]- Pseudaesopia and Zebrias, two related genera with similar striped patterns
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kaup, J. J. (1858). "Uebersicht der Soleinae, der vierten Subfamilie der Pleuronectidae". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 24 (1): 94–104 [97]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.5286.
- 1 2 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.
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