Monochirus
Genus of fishes
Monochirus | |
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Monochirus hispidus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Soleidae |
Genus: | Monochirus 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)
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