''Microchirus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of soles native to the Eastern

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...

and

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea ( ) is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the east by the Levant in West Asia, on the north by Anatolia in West Asia and Southern Eur ...

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * ''

Microchirus azevia ''Microchirus azevia'', commonly known as the bastard sole, is a species of flatfish in the family Soleidae. It is found on the continental slope of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to about . Description The b ...

'' ( Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole) * ''

Microchirus boscanion ''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: * '' Microchirus azevia'' ( Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole) * '' Microchirus ...

'' ( Chabanaud, 1926) (Lusitanian sole) * ''

Microchirus frechkopi ''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: * '' Microchirus azevia'' ( Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole) * '' Microchirus ...

'' Chabanaud, 1952 (Frechkop's sole) * ''

Microchirus ocellatus ''Microchirus'' is a genus of Soleidae, soles native to the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * ''Microchirus azevia'' (Félix António de Brito Capello, Brito Capel ...

'' (

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, 1758) (Foureyed sole) * ''

Microchirus theophila ''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: * '' Microchirus azevia'' ( Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole) * '' Microchirus ...

'' ( A. Risso, 1810) * ''

Microchirus variegatus The thickback sole (''Microchirus variegatus''), also known as the bastard sole and lucky sole, is a species of flatfish from the family of true soles, the Soleidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, it is a quar ...

'' (

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, 1808) (Thickback sole) * ''

Microchirus wittei ''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: * '' Microchirus azevia'' ( Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole) * '' Microchirus ...

'' Chabanaud, 1950 (Banded sole)

References

Soleidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte {{Pleuronectiformes-stub