Aesop Sole

Soleichthys heterorhinos

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth0–23 m
Water temperature24–30 °C
Best monthsMarch, August, and October
How commonRare

About this species

Blue edged sole is a sole from the Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 18 cm.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Soleichthys heterorhinos”, 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: 2 records
February: 1 records
March: 9 records
April: 5 records
May: 9 records
June: 4 records
July: 4 records
August: 10 records
September: 4 records
October: 12 records
November: 9 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–23 m · Deepest record: 209.5 m

0–10 m: 31 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C

22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 20 records
28–30 °C: 43 records

Names and classification

English: Aesop Sole, Banded Sole, Black-tip Sole, Tiger Sole

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Sazanamiushinoshita, サザナミウシノシタ
Simplified Chinese: 比目魚, 異吻長鼻鰨, 鰨沙

Other scientific names: Aesopia heterohinos, Aesopia heterorhina, Aesopia heterorhinos, Solea heterorhina, Solea heterorhinos, Solea heterorhinus, Solea lineata, Soleichthys heterohinos, Soleichthys heterorhinus

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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).
178 open-data records from 1856 to 2023.

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