Scientific Name	Soleichthys heterorhinos   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1856)	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	異吻長鼻鰨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鰨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F501　Soleidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	異吻長鼻鰨
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鰨沙、比目魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、PonFu、LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon、 Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Ambon I., Moluccas Is., Indonesia
Synonyms	Aesopia heterohinos, Aesopia heterorhina, Aesopia heterorhinos, Aesopia multifasciata, Parophrys nigrostriolata, Solea heterorhina, Solea heterorhinos, Solea heterorhinus, Solea lineata, Solea nigrostriolata, Soleichthys heterohinos
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-鰈形目(李&王, 1995)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 李思忠, 王惠民 1995
Specimen List	ASIZP0054853. ASIZP0055093. ASIZP0056859. ASIZP0057312. ASIZP0057365. ASIZP0057558. ASIZP0059771. NTOUP200801-043. NTUM05175. NTUM05176. NTUM05177.
Common Name	Aesop sole; Banded sole
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays 94-103; anal-fin rays 78-84; caudal-fin rays 18. Snout not forming a distinct hook; mouth only slightly contorted. No pores at bases of dorsal and anal-fin rays. Caudal fin separate from dorsal and anal fins. Pectoral fins well developed to rudimentary. Anterior nasal tube on eyed side long, reaching to or beyond midpoint of lower eye; body and head usually with numerous transverse wavy lines or broad blotches.
habitats	Occurs in shallow protected sandy areas of lagoon and seaward reefs. Buries itself beneath the sand, exposing only its eye and tubular nostril. Moves extremely fast when disturbed and is difficult to detect when it resettles. Apparently more active at nig
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: India to Samoa; north to southern Japan; south to New South Wales; Mariana and Marshall Islands in Micronesia. Taiwan: South, Penghu, Lanyu, North, West.
Utility	Commercial fishery species.