Soleidae

species of fish

The true soles are a family, Soleidae, of flatfishes. It includes saltwater and brackish water species in the East Atlantic, Indian Ocean, West and Central Pacific Ocean, and the Mediterranean sea. Freshwater species are found in Africa, southern Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. Many soles are important food species: the common sole, Solea solea, is popular in northern Europe and the Mediterranean.

The solenette or yellow sole, Buglossidium luteum, is a species of flatfish in the family Soleidae, and the only member of its genus. It is characterized by its small size, low-slung semi-circular mouth, and regularly placed dark fin rays. A common and widespread species, it is native to sandy bottoms in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is of little commercial value.

genus of fishes

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

Pegusa is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.

Microchirus is a genus of soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

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species of fish

Brachirus is a genus of small and medium-sized soles. Most are native to marine and brackish waters in the Indo-Pacific, but several species can also be seen freshwater in southern Asia, Eastern Africa, New Guinea and Australia.

Austroglossus is a genus of soles native to the Atlantic coast of southern Africa.

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species of fish

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.

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species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

Bathysolea is a genus of soles native to the eastern Atlantic and western Indian oceans.

Zebrias is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Soleidae.

Achiroides is a genus of small freshwater soles native to Southeast Asia.

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species of fish

Pardachirus is a genus of soles mainly native to coastal water in the Indo-Pacific. A single species, P. poropterus is restricted to estuaries and lower sections of freshwater streams. At least some species in the genus are toxic.

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species of fish

Dicologlossa is a genus of soles native to the tropical and subtropical eastern Atlantic Ocean.

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species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

Synaptura is a genus of soles. Most species are found in salt and brackish water in the Indo-Pacific and tropical East Atlantic, but S. salinarum is restricted to fresh water in Australia. The largest species in the genus reaches a length of .

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Aseraggodes is a genus of soles native to the Indian and Pacific oceans. These small flatfishes are poisonous.

Soleichthys is a genus of small soles native to coastal waters in the Indo-Pacific.

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species of fish

species of fish

Barnardichthys fulvomarginata, the lemon sole, is a species of sole endemic to the coasts of South Africa. This species is the only known member of its genus.

species of fish

Heteromycteris is a genus of small soles found in both salt and brackish water. Most are native to the northwest Pacific, but H. hartzfeldii and H. oculus are from the Indo-Pacific, and H. capensis is from southern Africa.

Liachirus is a genus of soles native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.

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species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

Leptachirus is a genus of small soles native to brackish and fresh water in New Guinea and northern Australia.

Phyllichthys is a genus of soles native to the Western Pacific and Eastern Indian oceans.

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species of fish

Synclidopus is a genus of soles. The two species have numerous narrow dark and pale stripes. Both are endemic to eastern Australia. Adults of the best-known species, S. macleayanus live at moderate depths in the ocean, but migrate towards estuaries to spawn in the spring and summer. The young make their way up the estuary and river, only to return to the sea when they grow older. Less is known about S. hogani, only described in 2008, but it appears to be restricted to the Daintree River.

Aesopia cornuta is a species of sole native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Its common names include the unicorn sole, thickray sole, banded sole, and dark thick-rayed sole. This species grows to a standard length of , and is the only known member of its genus.

Dagetichthys is a genus of soles. They are found in salt and brackish water in the East Atlantic and Eastern Indian Ocean, but D. lakdoensis is restricted to fresh water in Cameroon.