Microchirus

Microchirus
Microchirus ocellatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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