| Monochirus | |
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| Monochirus hispidus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Soleidae |
| Genus: | Monochirus Rafinesque, 1814 |
| Type species | |
| Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque, 1814
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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.12
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:3
- Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque, 1814 (Whiskered sole)
- Monochirus trichodactylus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monochirus hispidus". FishBase. May 2014 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monochirus trichodactylus". FishBase. May 2014 version.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Monochirus". FishBase. December 2012 version.