Solea ovata Richardson, 1846
Ovate sole
Solea ovata
photo by A. Biju Kumar

 Family:  Soleidae (Soles)
 Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal
 Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: including the northern China Sea, Gulf of Thailand, the Philippines and southward to Indonesia, but apparently not to New Guinea and Australia; westward to Pakistan.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Inhabits shallow sand and mud bottoms in coastal waters. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates, especially crustaceans. Marketed fresh, frozen, and dried-salted (Ref. 9893).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Torres, Armi G. - 05.08.95
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 29.04.09
 Checked by: Munroe, Thomas - 06.10.95

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