bamboo sole
Heteromycteris japonicus
- Usual depth5–75 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, August, and September
- How commonRare
About this species
Heteromycteris japonicus, the bamboo sole is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Soleidae. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1846 by Temminck & Schlegel.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Heteromycteris japonicus”, 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: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–75 m · Deepest record: 144 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- bamboo sole, sasaushinoshita
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Sasaushinoshita, ササウシノシタ
Other scientific names: Achirus japonicus, Heteromycteris japonica
Similar species
Hartzfeld’s SoleHeteromycteris hartzfeldii
- eyed sole
Heteromycteris oculus
Black SoleBrachirus niger
Ocellated SolePardachirus pavoninus
- Mueller's Sole
Dexillus muelleri
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).
- 30 open-data records from 1846 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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