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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Pleuronectiformes
Subordo: Soleoidei

Familia: Soleidae
Genus: Microchirus
Species: M. azevia – M. boscanion – M. frechkopi – M. hexophthalmus – M. ocellatus – M. theophila – M. variegatus – M. wittei
Name

Microchirus Bonaparte, 1833
Gender: masculine

Synonyms

Monochir Cuvier, 1829
Echinosolea Chabanaud, 1927
Zevaia Chabanaud, 1943

References

Microchirus in the World Register of Marine Species

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:[1]

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)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Microchirus in FishBase. December 2012 version.

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