Microchirus
Microchirus is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Species
Four-eyed Sole
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPleuronectiformes
- FamilySoleidae
Habitatmarine
Observations24
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Microchirus is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
==Species== There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: 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) One fossil species, †Microchirus abropteryx (Sauvage, 1870) (=Solea proocellata Arambourg, 1927) is known from the Late Miocene of Italy and Algeria.