Microchirus

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

Microchirus
Microchirus ocellatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Soleidae
Genus:	Microchirus Bonaparte, 1833
Type species
Pleuronectes microchirus as a synonym of Microchirus variegatus Delaroche, 1809
Synonyms
Boglossus Günther, 1862 Echinosolea Chabanaud, 1927 Monochirus Oken, 1817 Zevaia Chabanaud, 1943

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)