Microchirus
(Redirected from Microchirus ocellatus)
| Microchirus | |
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| Microchirus ocellatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Soleidae |
| Genus: | Microchirus Bonaparte, 1833 |
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| Pleuronectes microchirus as a synonym of Microchirus variegatus Delaroche, 1809
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Microchirus is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Species
[edit]There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Microchirus azevia (Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole)
- Microchirus boscanion (Chabanaud, 1926) (Lusitanian sole)
- Microchirus frechkopi Chabanaud, 1952 (Frechkop's sole)
- Microchirus ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Foureyed sole)
- Microchirus theophila (A. Risso, 1810)
- Microchirus variegatus (Donovan, 1808) (Thickback sole)
- Microchirus wittei Chabanaud, 1950 (Banded sole)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Microchirus". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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