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Family: Soleidae Soles



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14 species (see list below)
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Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Achiroides leucorhynchos Bleeker, 1851

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Achiroides leucorhynchos
[]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

Asia
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Achiroides melanorhynchus (Bleeker, 1850)

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Achiroides melanorhynchus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21 cm TL
 
Brachirus aenea
[]

Photo by Baird, I.G.

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

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Brachirus harmandi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Brachirus orientalis
[Oriental sole]

Photo by Rahman, A.K.A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11.1 cm TL
Brachirus pan (Hamilton, 1822)

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Brachirus pan
[Pan sole]

Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

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

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Brachirus panoides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Brachirus siamensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Brachirus villosus
[Velvety sole]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Asia
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
Leptachirus alleni Randall, 2007

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Leptachirus alleni
[Allen’s Sole]

Photo by Germeau, G.

Asia

Leptachirus klunzingeri (Weber, 1907)

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Leptachirus klunzingeri
[Tailed sole]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Asia
Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
Leptachirus lorentz Randall, 2007

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Leptachirus lorentz
[Lorentz River Sole]
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Max. Length 7 cm SL
 
Pardachirus poropterus
[Estuary sole]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Typhlachirus lipophthalmus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Achiroides leucorhynchos Asia 8 SL 1851
Achiroides melanorhynchus Asia 14 SL 1850
Brachirus aenea Western Pacific 21 TL 1931
Brachirus harmandi Asia 10 SL 1878
Brachirus orientalis Oriental sole Indo-West Pacific 38 TL 1801
Brachirus pan Pan sole Indo-West Pacific 11.1 TL 1822
Brachirus panoides Asia 20 TL 1851
Brachirus siamensis Asia 15 SL 1878
Brachirus villosus Velvety sole Asia and Oceania 10.5 SL 1907
Leptachirus alleni Allen’s Sole Asia 8.6 SL 2007
Leptachirus klunzingeri Tailed sole Asia 1907
Leptachirus lorentz Lorentz River Sole Asia 8.1 SL 2007
Pardachirus poropterus Estuary sole Asia and Oceania 7 SL 1851
Typhlachirus lipophthalmus Western Pacific 10 SL 1882



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