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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae Soles

Genus: Brachirus

(See list of species below)


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18 species (see list below)

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Western Pacific
 
Brachirus aenea
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Brachirus annularis Fowler, 1934

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Brachirus annularis
[Annular sole]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Brachirus aspilos
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Brachirus dicholepis
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Brachirus elongatus
[Mekong blind sole]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Brachirus harmandi (Sauvage, 1878)

Photo by Baird, I.G.
 
Brachirus harmandi
[]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Brachirus heterolepis (Bleeker, 1856)

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.
 
Brachirus heterolepis
[Frill-mouth sole]
No picture found
Indian Ocean (Ref. 45255)
 
Brachirus macrolepis
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
 
Brachirus marmoratus
[Blotched sole]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Brachirus niger (Macleay, 1880)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Brachirus niger
[Black sole]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Brachirus orientalis
[Oriental sole]

Photo by Rahman, A.K.A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Brachirus pan (Hamilton, 1822)

Photo by Rahman, A.K.A.
 
Brachirus pan
[Pan sole]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Brachirus panoides (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Baird, I.G.
 
Brachirus panoides
[]
No picture found
Oceania
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Brachirus selheimi
[Freshwater sole]
No picture found
Asia
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Brachirus siamensis
[]

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Brachirus sorsogonensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907)

Photo by Bull. U.S. Bur. Fish.
 
Brachirus sorsogonensis
[One-eyed sole]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Brachirus swinhonis
[]
No picture found
Asia and Oceania
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Brachirus villosus
[Velvety sole]
18 Species of Family Soleidae with Genus Brachirus
(Soles)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1931 Brachirus aenea Western Pacific
1934 Brachirus annularis Annular sole Indo-West Pacific 13 TL
1852 Brachirus aspilos Western Pacific 38 TL
1877 Brachirus dicholepis Western Central Pacific.
1940 Brachirus elongatus Mekong blind sole Western Pacific 7 TL
1878 Brachirus harmandi Asia 10 SL
1856 Brachirus heterolepis Frill-mouth sole Western Central Pacific. 36 SL
1858 Brachirus macrolepis Indian Ocean (Ref. 45255)
1853 Brachirus marmoratus Blotched sole Western Pacific 35 TL
1880 Brachirus niger Black sole Southwest Pacific 35 TL
1801 Brachirus orientalis Oriental sole Indo-West Pacific 30 SL
1822 Brachirus pan Pan sole Indo-West Pacific 9 TL
1851 Brachirus panoides Asia 20 TL
1882 Brachirus selheimi Freshwater sole Oceania 15 TL
1878 Brachirus siamensis Asia 15 SL
1907 Brachirus sorsogonensis One-eyed sole Western Pacific 23 TL
1867 Brachirus swinhonis Western Pacific
1907 Brachirus villosus Velvety sole Asia and Oceania 10.5 SL



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