單孔舌(she)鰨分布于(yu)西北太(tai)平洋(yang)區,由(you)日本至南(nan)中(zhong)國海。
單孔舌鰨體長舌形(xing),極(ji)側(ce)(ce)扁(bian),兩(liang)眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)均位(wei)于(yu)左側(ce)(ce)。鼻(bi)孔單一。口(kou)小,下位(wei),口(kou)裂弧形(xing),口(kou)角緣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)近于(yu)吻(wen)端,成魚上頜向后達下眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)后緣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)之后,小魚則未達前緣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan),眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)側(ce)(ce)無(wu)齒,盲側(ce)(ce)具細(xi)小絨毛狀齒,鋤骨與唿骨無(wu)齒。眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)側(ce)(ce)唇緣(yuan)(yuan)(yuan)無(wu)觸(chu)須或穗狀物。鰓膜與峽(xia)部分離。眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)間隔處具鱗片(pian),眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)側(ce)(ce)被櫛(zhi)鱗,盲側(ce)(ce)被弱櫛(zhi)鱗,但(dan)兩(liang)側(ce)(ce)頭部被圓鱗,眼(yan)(yan)(yan)(yan)側(ce)(ce)具3條側線,側線鱗數68-78。背鰭(qi)(qi)、臀鰭(qi)(qi)與尾鰭(qi)(qi)相連,無胸(xiong)鰭(qi)(qi),腹鰭(qi)(qi)與臀鰭(qi)(qi)相連,尾鰭(qi)(qi)尖形(xing),背鰭(qi)(qi)軟條數99-144,臀鰭(qi)軟條(tiao)數79-87,腹鰭軟條數4,尾鰭軟條數(shu)8-10,脊(ji)椎骨數50-54。幼魚眼(yan)側淺褐色具黑(hei)斑(ban)(ban),成魚具深褐斑(ban)(ban)。
單孔舌(she)鰨棲(qi)息于近海大(da)陸棚(peng)泥(ni)沙底(di)質(zhi)海域。以底(di)棲(qi)之無脊椎(zhui)動物,如多(duo)毛類(lei)及甲殼類(lei)等為(wei)食(shi)。