Aseraggodes kaianus

photo by Shao, K.T.

Family:	Soleidae (Soles)
Max. size:	14 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	demersal; marine; depth range 150 - 252 m
Distribution:	Western Pacific: southern Japan (Ref. 559), China (Ref. 33837), Taiwan (Ref. 12711), the Philippines (Ref. 11148), and the Kei Islands (Kai Islands, southeast Moluccas, Indonesia).
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Inhabits inshore sand slopes and estuaries, occurs in small groups. Often seen out during the day and sometimes crawling over reef (Ref. 48637). Found in sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230).
IUCN Red List Status:	Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 August 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:	harmless
Country info:	Forty specimens, ranging from 7.2 - 9 cm, were collected between 150 - 164 m, during the Vauban expedition.

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