Scientific Name	Aseraggodes kaianus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Günther, 1880)	Depth	150 - 252M
Chinese	開因櫛鱗鰨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F501　Soleidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	日本櫛鱗鰨
Max Length	11.3 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	龍舌、鰨沙、比目魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	West
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ki Is, Japan
Synonyms	Asseragodes kaianus, Solea kaiana
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)  Gunther, A. 1880 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0070938. ASIZP0071032. ASIZP0080161. ASIZP0804451. ASIZP0804452. ASIZP0914451. ASIZP0914452. NTUM05174.
Barcode	2012-01-15,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Sole
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 68; anal-fin rays 48; caudal-fin rays 18. Snout not forming a distinct hook; mouth only slightly contorted. No pores at bases of dorsal and anal-fin rays. Caudal fin separate from dorsal and anal fins. Pectoral fins absent. With ctenoid scales on head and body; ventral fin bases short. Anterior nasal tube on eyed side short, not reaching beyond midpoint of lower eye. Right side of fins with black reticulated marks; only one row of dark brown spots along lateral line.
habitats	Inhabits shallow sand or mud bottoms in coastal waters. Feeds predominently on bottom-living invertebrates, especially small crustaceans.
Distribution	Western Central Pacific: Kei Islands. Philippines. southern Japan. Taiwan: West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species. Caught mainly with bottom trawls on the inner continental shelf.