''Microchirus'' is a

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of soles native to the Eastern

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and

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Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * ''

Microchirus azevia ''Microchirus azevia'', commonly known as the bastard sole, is a species of flatfish in the family Soleidae. It is found on the continental slope of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to about . Description The ...

'' ( 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 ''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, 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 ...

'' (

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, 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 The thickback sole (''Microchirus variegatus''), also known as the bastard sole and lucky sole, is a species of flatfish from the family of true soles, the Soleidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, it is a qua ...

'' (

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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 {{Pleuronectiformes-stub