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Brachirus

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.

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Brachirus
Brachirus panoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Brachirus
Swainson, 1839
Type species
Pleuronectes orientalis
Bloch & Schneider, 1801

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.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:1

Brachirus orientalis source ↗
References

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Brachirus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 January 2016.