Monochirus
Appearance
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
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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
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque, 1814 (Whiskered sole)
- Monochirus trichodactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monochirus hispidus". Fishbase. May 2014 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monochirus trichodactylus". Fishbase. May 2014 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Monochirus in FishBase. December 2012 version.