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Brachirus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Soleidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Flatfish

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Similar
  
Brachirus orientalis, Brachirus harmandi, Brachirus panoides, Flatfish, Synaptura

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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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Species

There are currently 18 recognized species in this genus:

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  • Brachirus aenea (H. M. Smith, 1931)
  • Brachirus annularis Fowler, 1934 (Annular sole)
  • Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker, 1852)
  • Brachirus dicholepis (W. K. H. Peters, 1877)
  • Brachirus elongatus (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1940) (Mekong blind sole)
  • Brachirus harmandi (Sauvage, 1878)
  • Brachirus heterolepis (Bleeker, 1856)
  • Brachirus macrolepis (Bleeker, 1858)
  • Brachirus muelleri (Steindachner, 1879) (Tufted sole)
  • Brachirus niger (W. J. Macleay, 1880) (Black sole)
  • Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Oriental sole)
  • Brachirus pan (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Pan sole)
  • Brachirus panoides (Bleeker, 1851)
  • Brachirus selheimi (W. J. Macleay, 1882) (Selheim's sole)
  • Brachirus siamensis (Sauvage, 1878)
  • Brachirus sorsogonensis (Evermann & Seale, 1907) (One-eyed sole)
  • Brachirus swinhonis (Steindachner, 1867)
  • Brachirus villosus (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Velvety sole)

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    Brachirus BOLD Systems Taxonomy Browser Brachirus orientalis species

    References

    Brachirus Wikipedia
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