Depth range
States & territories
- Western Australia(33)
- Queensland(17)
- Northern Territory(17)
- New South Wales(7)
- South Australia(4)
- Victoria(1)
- Tasmania(1)
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands(1)
GeoZone
- NW coast(7)
- Central W coast(5)
- Central E coast(4)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(4)
- Lower W coast(4)
- N coast(4)
- SW coast(3)
- Great Australian Bight(2)
- NE coast(2)
- S Gulfs coast(2)
- NW oceanic(1)
Habitat & ecology
Localities/regions
- Great Barrier Reef(6)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(5)
- Darwin Harbour(3)
- Derwent Estuary(1)
- Lord Howe Province(1)
- Moreton Bay Region(1)
- Port Phillip(1)
- Sydney Harbour(1)
- Kimberley(1)
IMCRA Bioregions
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Darkspotted Sole
Liachirus melanospilos
(Bleeker 1854)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Liachirus
- No Photo Available Kimberley Sole Leptachirus klunzingeri (Weber 1907) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Leptachirus
- No Photo Available Jaubert Sole Rendahlia jaubertensis (Rendahl 1921) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Rendahlia
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Mottled Sole
Pardachirus rautheri
(Chabanaud 1931)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Pardachirus
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Zebra Sole
Zebrias quagga
(Kaup 1858)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Zebrias
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Southern Sole
Aseraggodes haackeanus
(Steindachner 1883)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes
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Southern Tongue Sole
Cynoglossus broadhursti
Waite 1905
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
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Spotted Sole
Phyllichthys punctatus
McCulloch 1916
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Phyllichthys
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Annulate Sole
Brachirus annularis
Fowler 1934
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
- No Photo Available Dusky Sole Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
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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.
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Whiteblotched Sole
Soleichthys maculosus
Muchhala & Munro 2004
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Soleichthys
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Fourline Tongue Sole
Cynoglossus bilineatus
(Lacépède 1802)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
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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.
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Tufted Sole
Dexillus muelleri
(Steindachner 1879)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Dexillus
This species was previously known as Brachirus muelleri .
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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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Pinocchio Tongue Sole
Paraplagusia longirostris
Chapleau, Renaud & Kailola 1991
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Paraplagusia
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Dusky Tongue Sole
Paraplagusia sinerama
Chaplau & Renaud 1993
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Paraplagusia
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Kops' Tongue Sole
Cynoglossus kopsii
(Bleeker 1851)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
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Small-lip Tongue Sole
Symphurus microrhynchus
(Weber 1913)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Symphurus
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Bloch's Tongue Sole
Paraplagusia blochii
(Bleeker 1851)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Paraplagusia
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Thickray Sole
Aesopia cornuta
Kaup 1858
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aesopia
A greyish to yellowish-brown sole, with darker 12-16 bars edged with black on the head, body and fins, and a black caudal fin with bright yellow blotches. The first dorsal-fin ray is elongate and thickened with many hair-like projections on the upper surface. The Thickray Sole often lies buried in sand with only the eyes exposed.
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Wicker-work Sole
Zebrias craticula
(McCulloch 1916)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Zebrias
Head and body with more than 20 numerous narrow dark brown bands with black margins, and often an indistinct band running through the pale interspaces.
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Three-line Sole
Leptachirus triramus
Randall 2007
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Leptachirus
A slender brownish sole with many small blackish spots, and three rows of blackish blotches of about twice eye diameter on the eyed-side, a dark streak on the middle of each dorsal and anal-fin ray, and small dark spots on the caudal-fin rays.
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Tiger Sole
Soleichthys heterorhinos
(Bleeker 1856)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Soleichthys
A white to reddish-brown sole with numerous narrow dark brown bars or lines across the eyed side, a white margin and a bluish-black submarginal band on the dorsal and anal fins, and a pale caudal fin with a broad black margin. The species has a tubular anterior nostril the is longer than the eye diamter.