Oriental sole
Brachirus orientalis
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Soleidae
- Genus
- Brachirus
Where to Find
Found in 9 diving areas across 6 countries and 2 regions.
- Andaman Islands, India - 2 records
- Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 1 records
- Koh Rong Archipelago, Cambodia - 4 records
- Koh Tang & Offshore, Cambodia - 2 records
- Perhentian Islands, Malaysia - 9 records
- Redang Island, Malaysia - 9 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 2 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 2 records
- Southern Islands, Singapore - 4 records