| Family: |
Soleidae (Soles) |
| Max. size: |
3.6 cm SL (male/unsexed); 5.86 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 27 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: currently known only from the island of O'ahu. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 68-75; Anal soft rays: 47-50; Vertebrae: 35-36. Ocular side without large, prominent dark blotches. Pectoral fins absent. Caudal peduncle present; branched fin rays 14. Dorsal- and anal-fin rays with a thin, membranous ridge on some rays, not extending more than halfway to ray tip. Head length 4.2-4.6 in SL; body thickness 2.5-3 in HL (Ref. 48239). |
| Biology: |
Benthic on sand near reefs (Ref. 58302). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 06 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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