''Microchirus'' is a
genus
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of
soles native to the Eastern
Atlantic Ocean
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and
Mediterranean Sea
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.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Microchirus azevia''
( Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole)
* ''
Microchirus boscanion
''Microchirus'' is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
* '' Microchirus azevia'' ( Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole)
* '' Microchirus ...
''
( Chabanaud, 1926) (Lusitanian sole)
* ''
Microchirus frechkopi''
Chabanaud, 1952 (Frechkop's sole)
* ''
Microchirus ocellatus
''Microchirus'' is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
* ''Microchirus azevia'' ( Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole)
* ''Microchirus b ...
''
( Linnaeus, 1758) (Foureyed sole)
* ''
Microchirus theophila
''Microchirus'' is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
* '' Microchirus azevia'' ( Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole)
* ''Microchirus ...
''
( A. Risso, 1810)
* ''
Microchirus variegatus''
(Donovan
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, 1808) (Thickback sole)
* ''
Microchirus wittei
''Microchirus'' is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
* '' Microchirus azevia'' ( Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole)
* ''Microchirus ...
''
Chabanaud, 1950 (Banded sole)
References
Soleidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte
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