Monochirus

Monochirus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Pleuronectiformes
Family:Soleidae
Genus:Monochirus
Rafinesque, 1814
Type species
Monochirus hispidus
Rafinesque, 1814

Monochirus is a genus of small soles. It contains two species; one from the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, and the second from the South China Sea.[1][2]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque, 1814 (Whiskered sole)
  • Monochirus trichodactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Monochirus hispidus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Monochirus trichodactylus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Monochirus in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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