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  • Oriental Sole Oriental Sole Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
  • Mottled Sole Mottled Sole Pardachirus rautheri (Chabanaud 1931) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Pardachirus
  • No Photo Available Jaubert Sole Rendahlia jaubertensis (Rendahl 1921) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Rendahlia
  • Hardscale Sole Hardscale Sole Phyllichthys sclerolepis (Macleay 1878) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Phyllichthys
  • Zebra Sole Zebra Sole Zebrias quagga (Kaup 1858) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Zebrias
  • Shorthead Sole Shorthead Sole Brachirus breviceps Ogilby 1910 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus A rare and poorly known sole from southern Queensland.
  • No Photo Available Longnose Tongue Sole Cynoglossus macrophthalmus Norman 1926 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Paradice's Sole Paradice's Sole Paradicula setifer (Paradice 1927) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Paradicula This spsecies was previously known as Brachirus setifer .
  • Freshwater Sole Freshwater Sole Brachirus selheimi (Macleay 1882) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus A brown freshwater to estuarine sole with numerous dark brown to blackish spots and blotches that extend onto the fins, and a whitish underside.
  • Whiteblotched Sole Whiteblotched Sole Soleichthys maculosus Muchhala & Munro 2004 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Soleichthys
  • No Photo Available Checker Sole Phyllichthys sejunctus Whitley 1935 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Phyllichthys
  • No Photo Available Fitzroy Sole Brachirus fitzroiensis (De Vis 1882) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
  • Saltpan Sole Saltpan Sole Brachirus salinarum Ogilby 1910 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus A brown to tan freshwater sole with irregular darker brown blotches, and a white underside.
  • Southern Peacock Sole Southern Peacock Sole Pardachirus hedleyi Ogilby 1916 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Pardachirus A brownish sole with dark-edged white blotches and scattered darker blotches on the upper side. 
  • Banded-eye Sole Banded-eye Sole Soleichthys oculofasciatus Munroe & Menke 2004 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Soleichthys
  • Japanese Sole Japanese Sole Pseudaesopia japonica (Bleeker 1860) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Pseudaesopia
  • McCulloch's Tongue Sole McCulloch's Tongue Sole Cynoglossus maccullochi Norman 1926 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus A brown tongue sole with some freckling and diffuse blotches no the body.
  • Norman's Sole Norman's Sole Aseraggodes normani Chabanaud 1930 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes
  • Fourline Tongue Sole Fourline Tongue Sole Cynoglossus bilineatus (Lacépède 1802) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Ogilby's Tongue Sole Ogilby's Tongue Sole Cynoglossus ogilbyi Norman 1926 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Deepwater Tongue Sole Deepwater Tongue Sole Symphurus australis McCulloch 1907 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Symphurus
  • Lemon Tongue Sole Lemon Tongue Sole Paraplagusia bilineata (Bloch 1787) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Paraplagusia A tan-coloured tongue sole with a marbled pattern of dark wavy lines enclosing pale patches, two lateral lines on the eyed side, none on blind side. In Australia, the Lemon Tongue Sole has also been called Paraplagusia blochii which is a junior synonym.
  • Tufted Sole Tufted Sole Dexillus muelleri (Steindachner 1879) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Dexillus This species was previously known as Brachirus muelleri .
  • Hooknose Sole Hooknose Sole Heteromycteris hartzfeldii (Bleeker 1853) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Heteromycteris A brown sole with irregular whitish lines and spots, and three rows of large black blotches or ocelli along the midline, and along the dorsal and ventral sides of the body.
  • Spotfin Tongue Sole Spotfin Tongue Sole Cynoglossus maculipinnis Rendahl 1921 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus A brown tongue sole with a pair of prominent round black spots on the rear third of the body.
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