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Monochirus
Monochirus hispidus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Soleidae
Genus:	Monochirus Rafinesque, 1814
Type species
Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque, 1814

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)

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monochirus hispidus". FishBase. May 2014 version.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Monochirus trichodactylus". FishBase. May 2014 version.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Monochirus". FishBase. December 2012 version.

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