Biology:Monochirus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Monochirus
Monochirus hispidus.jpg
Monochirus hispidus
Scientific classification e
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)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Monochirus hispidus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Monochirus trichodactylus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Monochirus in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q377300 entry