''Pseudaesopia japonica'', the wavyband sole or Seto sole, is a
species
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of
sole native to the western
Pacific Ocean
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, where found over sandy mud bottoms.
This species is the only known member of its
genus
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.
This species grows to a length of
SL.
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]
See also
* '' Aesopia'' and ''Zebrias Background
''Zebrias'' is a genus of sole fish belonging in the Soleidae family. They are also Actinopteri fish (ray-finned fish) and Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes). Historically, flatfish such as Zebrias have evolutionary evolved very rapidly. ...
'': Two related genera with a similar striped pattern
References
Soleidae
Taxa named by Paul Chabanaud
Monotypic fish genera
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