''Synclidopus'' is a

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of soles. The two species have numerous narrow dark and pale stripes. Both are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to eastern Australia. Adults of the best-known species, ''S. macleayanus'' live at moderate depths in the ocean, but migrate towards

estuaries An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ...

to spawn in the spring and summer. The young make their way up the estuary and river, only to return to the sea when they grow older. Less is known about ''S. hogani'', only described in 2008, but it appears to be restricted to the

Daintree River The Daintree River is a river that rises in the Daintree Rainforest near Cape Tribulation in Far North Queensland, Australia. The river is located about northwest of Cairns in the UNESCO World Heritagelisted Wet Tropics of Queensland. The area ...

Species

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

Synclidopus hogani ''Synclidopus'' is a genus of soles. The two species have numerous narrow dark and pale stripes. Both are endemic to eastern Australia. Adults of the best-known species, ''S. macleayanus'' live at moderate depths in the ocean, but migrate toward ...

'' J. W. Johnson & J. E. Randall, 2008 * ''

Synclidopus macleayanus ''Synclidopus'' is a genus of soles. The two species have numerous narrow dark and pale stripes. Both are endemic to eastern Australia. Adults of the best-known species, ''S. macleayanus'' live at moderate depths in the ocean, but migrate toward ...

'' ( E. P. Ramsay, 1881) (Narrowbanded sole)

References

Soleidae Fish of Australia Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Paul Chabanaud {{Pleuronectiformes-stub