Check List 15(6): 991-995, doi: 10.15560/15.6.991
First records of the sole, Aseraggodes kobensis (Steindachner, 1896) (Pleuronectiformes, Soleidae), from Malaysia
expand article infoJo Okamoto‡, Siti Tafzilmeriam Sheikh Abdul Kadir§, Hiroyuki Motomura|, Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, Ying Giat Seah#
‡ Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan§ South China Sea Repository & Reference Centre, Institute Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia| Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan¶ School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia# School of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu , Kuala Nerus , Malaysia

Corresponding author: Ying Giat Seah ( ygseah@umt.edu.my )

Academic editor: Hudson Tercio Pinheiro
© Jo Okamoto, Siti Tafzilmeriam Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Hiroyuki Motomura, Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, Ying Giat Seah.
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Citation: Okamoto J, Sheikh Abdul Kadir ST, Motomura H, Mat Jaafar TNA, Seah YG (2019) First records of the sole, Aseraggodes kobensis (Steindachner, 1896) (Pleuronectiformes, Soleidae), from Malaysia. Check List 15(6): 991-995. https://doi.org/10.15560/15.6.991
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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.

Keywords
Marine, coastal, distribution, range extension, biogeography, South China Sea