Dwarf sole
Aseraggodes xenicus
- Usual depth1–58 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Aseraggodes is a genus of soles native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. These small flatfishes are poisonous.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Aseraggodes”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–58 m · Deepest record: 57.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dwarf sole, Smith's Sole
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Otomeushinoshita, オトメウシノシタ
- Simplified Chinese
- 外來櫛鱗鰨, 比目魚, 鰨沙, 龍舌
Other scientific names: Aseraggodes smithi, Parachirus xenicus
Similar species
Peppered SoleAseraggodes lenisquamis
Therese's SoleAseraggodes therese
- Diringer's Sole
Aseraggodes diringeri
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 49 open-data records from 1952 to 2004.
- Species data updated October 31, 2026.
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