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  • Darkspotted Sole 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
  • Mottled Sole Mottled Sole Pardachirus rautheri (Chabanaud 1931) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Pardachirus
  • Zebra Sole Zebra Sole Zebrias quagga (Kaup 1858) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Zebrias
  • Southern Sole Southern Sole Aseraggodes haackeanus (Steindachner 1883) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes
  • Southern Tongue Sole Southern Tongue Sole Cynoglossus broadhursti Waite 1905 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Spotted Sole Spotted Sole Phyllichthys punctatus McCulloch 1916 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Phyllichthys
  • Annulate Sole Annulate Sole Brachirus annularis Fowler 1934 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
  • No Photo Available Dusky Sole Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
  • 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.
  • Whiteblotched Sole Whiteblotched Sole Soleichthys maculosus Muchhala & Munro 2004 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Soleichthys
  • Fourline Tongue Sole Fourline Tongue Sole Cynoglossus bilineatus (Lacépède 1802) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • 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 .
  • 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.
  • Pinocchio Tongue Sole Pinocchio Tongue Sole Paraplagusia longirostris Chapleau, Renaud & Kailola 1991 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Paraplagusia
  • Dusky Tongue Sole Dusky Tongue Sole Paraplagusia sinerama Chaplau & Renaud 1993 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Paraplagusia
  • Kops' Tongue Sole Kops' Tongue Sole Cynoglossus kopsii (Bleeker 1851) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Small-lip Tongue Sole Small-lip Tongue Sole Symphurus microrhynchus (Weber 1913) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Symphurus
  • Bloch's Tongue Sole Bloch's Tongue Sole Paraplagusia blochii (Bleeker 1851) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Paraplagusia
  • Thickray Sole 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.
  • Wicker-work Sole 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.
  • Three-line Sole 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.
  • Tiger Sole 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. 
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