Poole, Karen E.
Monochirus
Sign in to saveMonochirus 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.
Species
Whiskered Sole
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPleuronectiformes
- FamilySoleidae
Habitatmarine
Observations52
Observations recorded3,012,139,120
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Collections
- INHS, NHMUK, PSUC, USNM, ANSP, GNM
- Recorded in
- Cambodia, Myanmar, Cuba, Italy, Algeria
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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.
==Species== There are currently two recognized species in this genus: Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque, 1814 (Whiskered sole) Monochirus trichodactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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