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Parabothus sp. 
Material.— CAS 236630 (71, 16.0-56.5 mm SL); HEPD-026, beam trawl in 82-86 m. 
Remarks.— We were unable to identify these juvenile speeimens. 
Psettina gigantea Amaoka, 1963 (Fig. 149) 
Material.— CAS 235788 (105 mm SL, DC-1481); HEPD-021, beam trawl in 132-172 m. 
Remarks.— Distributed in the western Pacifie from southern Japan through the South China Sea, Philip¬ 
pines, and Indonesia to the north coast of Australia. 
Taeniopsetta ocellata (Gunther, 1880) (Fig. 150) 
Material.— CAS 235823 (68.5 mm SL, DC-1554); HEPD-033, beam trawl in 225-347 m. 
Remarks. — This deepwater bothid is recorded from depths of 183-400 m in southern Japan, Western Aus¬ 
tralia, the Admiralty Islands, western Indian Ocean, and possibly New Caledonia. The HEPD specimen 
represents the first record from the Philippines and the South Cliina Sea. 
Pleuronectidae (Righteye Flounders) 
Poecilopsetta colorata Gunther, 1880 (Fig. 151) 
Material.— CAS 235551 (98 mm SL, DC-1535); HEPD-032, beam trawl in 223-369 m. 
Remarks.— Widely distributed from the eastern Indian Ocean to the South China Sea and Indonesia. 
Poecilopsetta plinth us (Jordan and Starks, 1904) (Fig. 152) 
Material.— CAS 235545 (95 mm SL, DC-1469); HEPD-021, beam trawl in 132-172 m. CAS 235533 (93 
mm SL); HEPD-022, otter trawl in 115-144 m. CAS 235550 (111 mm SL); HEPD-030, beam hawl in 
190-201m. 
Remarks.— Distributed from Japan, Taiwan, China mainland, and the Philippines. Hensley {in Carpenter and 
Niem, 2001:3866) cites an unconfirmed record from Manila Bay, Philippines. The HEPD specimens con¬ 
firms its presence in the Philippines. 
Samarus cristatus Gray, 1831 (Fig. 153) 
Material.— CAS 235527 (3, 67-122 mm SL); HEPD-028, beam trawl in 115-124 m. 
Remarks. — Widely distributed from southern Japan, Taiwan, South China Sea, Philippines, Indonesia, 
northern Australia, New Caledonia, and throughout the Indian Ocean. 
SoLEiDAE (Soles) 
Aseraggodes kobensis (Steindachner, 1896) (Fig. 154) 
Material.— CAS 235733 (2, 89-96 mm SL); HEPD-036, beam trawl in 216-262 m. 
Remarks.— Maximum size attained about 10 cm SL. Known previously from southern Japan and the South 
China Sea; the HEPD specimens represent possibly the first record from the Philippines. 
Aseraggodes sp. (Fig. 155) 
Material.— CAS 236701 (5, 84-1158 mm SL, DC-1530, -1531, -1538, -1539, -1540); HEPD-031, beam 
trawl in 183-188 m. 
Remarks.— Munroe’s chapter on the soles in FAO-WCP [in Carpenter and Niem, 2001, vol. 6, part 
4:3878-3889] docs not include a key to the species, and there does not appear to be a synoptic treatment 
of the taxon. Muni'oe lists 11 spp. of the genus from the WCP. 
Cynoglossidae (Tonguefishes) 
Cynoglossus cf. gracilis Gunther, 1873 (Fig. 156) 
Material.— CAS 23662 (166 mm SL); HEPD-001, beam trawl in 264-278m. 
