Microchirus

Microchirus is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

Microchirus
Microchirus ocellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Microchirus
Bonaparte, 1833
Type species
Pleuronectes microchirus as a synonym of Microchirus variegatus
Delaroche, 1809
Synonyms
  • Boglossus Günther, 1862
  • Echinosolea Chabanaud, 1927
  • Monochirus Oken, 1817
  • Zevaia Chabanaud, 1943

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Microchirus in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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