Aseraggodes orientalis Randall & Senou 2007

This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 67-72; A45-47, all branched; lateral-line scales 81-86; vertebrae 35 or 36; dorsal pterygiophores anterior to 4th neural spine 14; body depth 2.4-2.55 SL; head length 4.2-4.55 SL; caudal-peduncle length 7.75-9.9 in head length; snout length 2.65-2.7 in head length; preorbital length 2.5-2.95 in head length; eye diameter 4.7-5.15 in head length; interorbital space 7.6-10.5 in head length; tubular anterior nostril reaching edge of eye when depressed posteriorly; longest dorsal ray 1.55-1.65 in head length; caudal fin 3.55-3.95 in SL; pelvic fins reaching base of 3rd anal ray, 1.85-2.15 in head length, scales with 7-10 cteni, not projecting very far beyond scale margins; front edge of predorsal snout with 2 or 3 rows of slender cirri; ventral edge of head with a row of broad lappet-like cirri and 1 or 2 rows of slender shorter cirri above; color in alcohol pale yellowish with many small irregular dark brown spots, some in a line on lateral line; whitish with a few small brown spots on fin rays (Ref. 74405).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 69 - 72; Analsoft rays: 45 - 47

目前僅知三尾標本，分別來自臺灣墾丁的後壁湖以及日本四國的鹿島

罕見，不具食用價值。

體長卵形，極側扁；兩眼在右側，眼間隔處具鱗片。前鼻管單一短小，伸達至極短小的後鼻管之前。頭短鈍。口小，近下位，僅盲側上下頜具細齒帶；腭骨無齒。兩 側體側皆被櫛鱗，側線被圓鱗。背鰭與臀鰭基部無孔，背鰭、臀鰭鰭條不分枝，或僅末端分枝，鰭膜上不被鱗；無胸鰭；腹鰭左右對稱或近對稱，眼側者基底短；尾鰭與背﹑臀鰭分離。眼側體淡黃色，並有許多不規則深褐色小斑點，鰭條透明但散佈深褐色小點；盲側淡黃白色，鰭色也較淡。

稀少的魚種，生態習性所知甚少。