FB-22521 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22521 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Eupercaria/misc Labridae Thalassoma Thalassoma ascensionis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) Black spotted sole Dappled sole Dark-spotted sole Dotted sole Mottled sole Solea melanosticta Peters, 1877 Solea melanostictus Peters, 1877 1996-04-26 2021-01-02 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Myers, R.F.0 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. (Ref. 4517) Kailola, P.J.0 The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. III. Gobiidae to Molidae. 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(Ref. 113699) FB-GeneralDescr-22522 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-04-26 00:00:00 2014-10-21 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22522 Inhabits protected sandy bottoms of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 89972). Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-DiagnosticDescr-22522 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1996-06-28 00:00:00 2006-11-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22522 Diagnosis: Dorsal rays 74-75. unbranched; anal rays 53-54. unbranched; caudal rays 18 (uppermost and lowermost 2 rays simple. Middle 12 double-branched); pelvic rays 5, unbranched. Lateral-line scales on ocular side 78-79. including 9 anterior to a vertical at upper end of gill opening. Scales of ocular side of body with 12-16 cteni; scales anteriorly on head progressively shorter. With fewer cteni, modified to small flattened papillae, each with a small flat brown cirrus in zone anteriorly on snout; no broad lappet-like cirri at front of snout or on ventral edge of head, instead cylindrical cirri of variable size, the longest less than pupil diameter; well-spaced slender cirri on opercular edge of gill opening on both sides. Vertebrae 38; dorsal pterygiophores anterior to fourth neural spine 11-13. Body depth 2.3-2.35 in SL; head length (HL) 4.35-4.5 in SL. Snout slightly overhanging lower lip when mouth closed. Lateral line directed anteriorly toward dorsal edge of upper eye. Eye diameter 6.4-6.8 in HL; upper eye overlapping anterior one-half to three-fourths of lower eye; least vertical interorbital space 8.3-8.6 in HL. Upper end of gill opening at level of ventral edge of lower eye. Caudal peduncle absent; depth at base of caudal fin 1.5-1.65 in HL. Longest dorsal ray 1.45 in HL; caudal fin rounded. 5.1-5.8 in SL; ocular-side pelvic fin on ventral edge of body, its base slightly anterior to that of fin of blind side; third pelvic ray longest, 2.0--2.8 in HL, the tip reaching base of second anal ray; lengthwise membranous ridge on dorsal rays of both sides, progressively reduced posteriorly. Small scales on about basal half of membranous ridge of anterior dorsal rays of ocular side; edge of membranous ridge of about first 15 blind-side dorsal rays with prominent cirri. Color of ocular side in alcohol light brown, the scale edges darker than centers, with faint irregular dark-edged pale markings over head and body, and very irregular dark brown blotches. Most much larger than eye, the two largest on lateral line to either side of middle of body; fins with dark dots (Ref. 57560). Randall, J.E. 2005 A review of soles of the genus <i>Aseraggodes</i> from the South Pacific, with descriptions of seven new species and a diagnosis of <i>Synclidopus</i>. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62(2):191-212. (Ref. 57560) FB-Morphology-22522 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1996-06-28 00:00:00 2006-11-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22522 Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 74 - 75; Analsoft rays: 53 - 54; Vertebrae: 38 Randall, J.E. 2005 A review of soles of the genus <i>Aseraggodes</i> from the South Pacific, with descriptions of seven new species and a diagnosis of <i>Synclidopus</i>. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62(2):191-212. (Ref. 57560) FB-Distribution-22522 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-04-26 00:00:00 2025-01-31 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22522 Pacific Ocean: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Society Islands. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-TrophicStrategy-22522 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2001-12-10 00:00:00 2016-12-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public melanostictus Inhabits protected sandy bottoms of lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 37816). Macroinvertivore (Ref. 113699). Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816) FB-Size-22522 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-04-26 00:00:00 2014-10-21 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22522 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 6.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 30874)) Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene 1988 Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island Natural History Association, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 6798, Australia. 197 p. (Ref. 30874) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-22522 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1996-04-26 00:00:00 2014-10-21 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22522 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 73 m (Ref. 1602) Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)