Microchirus

Microchirus Temporal range: Late Miocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
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 ZevaiaChabanaud, 1943

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

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)

One fossil species, † Microchirus abropteryx (Sauvage, 1870) (= Solea proocellata Arambourg, 1927) is known from the Late Miocene of Italy and Algeria. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Microchirus". FishBase . December 2012 version.
2. Gaudant, Jean (2008). "Paléobiodiversité et paléoenvironnements: l'exemple des gisements de poissons téléostéens du Messinien préévaporitique d'Oran et du bassin du Chélif (Algérie)". Geodiversitas. 30 (1): 141–163.
3. Gaudant, Jean; Cavallo, Oreste (2008). "The Tortonian-Messinian fish faunas of Piedmont (Italy) and the Adriatic trough: a synthesis dedicated to the memory of Carlo Sturani (1938-1975)" (PDF). Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 47 (2): 177–189.