Monochirus

Monochirus
Monochirus hispidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Soleidae
Genus:
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monochirus hispidus". FishBase. May 2014 version.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monochirus trichodactylus". FishBase. May 2014 version.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Monochirus". FishBase. December 2012 version.


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