Abstract
Fifteen specimens (56.4–112.9 mm standard length) of Aseraggodes kobensis (Steindachner, 1896) (Pleuronectiformes, Soleidae), previously known from southern Japan to the Gulf of Thailand, were collected from Malaysia. A detailed description is given for the specimens, being the first collected from Malaysian waters and southernmost records of the species.
Highlights
The Soleidae is the largest family in Pleuronectiformes and has 183 valid species (Fricke et al 2019) in 32 genera (Froese and Pauly 2019)
Aseraggodes kobensis was originally described by Steindachner (1896), as Solea (Achirus) kobensis, based on a mature specimen collected from Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
A. kobensis is most similar to Aseraggodes umbratilis (Alcock 1894), known from the Indian Ocean, the latter differs from A. kobensis in having smaller eyes, no cirri on the front of the snout, a longer caudal peduncle, and a shorter caudal fin (Nair and Gopalakrishnan 2013)
Summary
The Soleidae is the largest family in Pleuronectiformes and has 183 valid species (Fricke et al 2019) in 32 genera (Froese and Pauly 2019). These fishes are known as “ikan lidah” in Malaysia, where there are 17 species in 10 genera (Annie and Albert 2009; Ambak et al 2012; Froese and Pauly 2019). Additional specimens of the same species were collected by us from fish landing ports at Chendering (Kuala Terengganu) and Tok Bali (Kelantan). Specimens were collected from bottom trawlers, which is the prime fishing gear in Malaysia (Seah et al 2016). Kobensis joins A. senoui Randall & Desoutter-Meniger, 2007 as only the second species of Aseraggodes collected from Mabul Island, Sabah, Malaysia. All specimens were deposited in the South China Sea Repository and Reference Center, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia (UMTF)
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