soleidaesoleidaeby:

Joseph C. RayosJoseph C. RayosPhilippines

Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) Order: Pleuronectiformes  (flatfishes)Family: Soleidae (Soles)

The true soles are a family, Soleidae, of flatfishes, and include species that live in salt water and fresh water. They are bottom-dwelling fishes feeding on small crustaceans and other invertebrates. Other flatfishes are also known as soles.

Soles begin life as bilaterally symmetric larvae, with an eye on each side of the head. But during development the left eye moves around onto the right side of the head. Adult soles lie on their left (blind) side on the sea floor, often covered in mud which, in combination with their dark colours, makes them hard to spot.

Measurements:Measurements: Body LengthBody Length 2.87 mm2.87 mmHead LengthHead Length 0.82 mm0.82 mmEDED 0.560.56 mmmmSnLSnL 0.190.19 mmmmPALPAL 1.711.71 mmmmBDBD 1.251.25 mmmm

Counts:Counts: D: D: A: A: P1: P1: P2: P2: C:C: Myomeres: 47Myomeres: 47

Pigmentation: Scattered on the tail, gut & headPigmentation: Scattered on the tail, gut & head

Characteristics of a Soleidae larvae

Moderate to deep body, are extremely laterally compress

Thick gut tube is coiled

With growth anus move anteriorly

Intensity of pigmentation in soleids varies among species

Soleidae

23genera

Identification of soleidae at this stage is difficult

Aesopia46-48

myomeres

Phyllichthys46-49

myomeres

Synaptura42-47

myomeres

Zebrias40-50

myomeres

??47

myomeres

I need to grow up maybe some more

months for my body parts to develop for me

to be identified

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