Family : Soleidae (Soles)
Order : Pleuronectiformes  (flatfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Unicorn sole
Fish Name : Aesopia cornuta
Max size : 25.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48637)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range 8 - 100 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Mozambique, South Africa, India and Japan. Reported from Indonesia and northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 69-79; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 59-66; Vertebrae: 46-46. Greyish or brown, with 15-16 dark bars edged with black (the first 3 bars on head); caudal fin blackish with pale spots (Ref. 3200).
Biology : Found in coastal waters (Ref. 30573), on sand or mud bottoms to at least 100 m (Ref. 9710, 11230, 48637)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Heemstra, P.C. and O. Gon. 1986. (Ref. 3200)

India country information
Common Names : इंदी, வரீமலு, வரியல், జెర్రే పొతో , Horned sole, Indi, Jerree-potoo, Vari-allu
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses