Aesopia cornuta Unicorn sole

Aesopia cornuta is commonly referred to as Unicorn sole. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5000 

AphiaID:

219819 

Scientific:

Aesopia cornuta 

German:

Einhornzunge 

English:

Unicorn Sole 

Category:

Bathidés 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Soleidae (Family) > Aesopia (Genus) > cornuta (Species) 

Initial determination:

Kaup, 1858 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, China, Corea, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Philippines, Red Sea, South-Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Schrimps, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Aesopia cornuta
  Einhornzunge

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-01-13 02:52:20 

Last edit:

2013-01-13 02:52:20 

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