Unicorn sole | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Soleidae |
Genus: |
Aesopia Kaup, 1858 |
Species: | A. cornuta |
Binomial name | |
Aesopia cornuta Kaup, 1858 |
Aesopia cornuta is a species of sole native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Its common names include the unicorn sole,thickray sole, banded sole, and dark thick-rayed sole. This species grows to a standard length of 25 cm (9.8 in), and is the only known member of its genus.