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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. 
  • Bearded Sole Bearded Sole Liachirus whitleyi (Chabanaud 1950) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Liachirus This species was previously named Aseraggodes whitleyi .
  • Dappled Sole Dappled Sole Aseraggodes melanostictus (Peters 1877) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes A pale brown sole with darker scale edges, faint irregular dark–edged pale markings over head and body, and very irregular dark brown blotches, most much larger than eye, the two largest on lateral line to either side of middle of body; fins with dark dots (Randall 2005).
  • Snakeskin Sole Snakeskin Sole Soleichthys serpenpellis Munroe & Menke 2004 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Soleichthys A sole with six incomplete, diamond-shaped crossbands on the body that are widest in their mid-sections and wider than the pale interspaces. small brown spots scattered in the interspaces, three crossbands on the head, and two white spots in longitudinal series along the body midline.
  • No Photo Available Munro's Sole Zebrias munroi (Whitley 1966) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Zebrias A cream to pale yellow sole becoming white on the fins (including the caudal fin), with 9-12 very irregular pale brown bars with darker borders partly or completely crossing the head, body, dorsal and anal fins. The blind side is pale yellow.
  • Harrowed Sole Harrowed Sole Zebrias cancellatus (McCulloch 1916) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Zebrias A sandy-colored sole with 11-19 evenly spaced dark brown bands (sometimes divided) across the body extending onto the dorsal and anal fins, several large darker spots irregularly placed on the bands, and a mostly dark caudal fin. The blind side is whitish with dark dorsal, anal and caudal fin rays.
  • Peacock Sole Peacock Sole Pardachirus pavoninus (Lacépède 1802) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Pardachirus Reddish-brown to pale brown with a densely spotted head, spots of various shapes and sizes on the body and fins of the eyed-side, spots with a dark border and often a blackish central spot.
  • Duskybanded Sole Duskybanded Sole Zebrias penescalaris Gomon 1987 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Zebrias A brownish sole with 16-22 slightly darker almost parallel bands across the body and caudal-fin base, bands of equal width or slightly narrower than paler interspaces and difficult to distinguish from interspaces; blind side pale. The dorsal and anal fins are dusky to dark with a narrow pale margin on both sides.
  • Longsnout Flounder Longsnout Flounder Ammotretis rostratus Günther 1862 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Rhombosoleidae > Ammotretis A sandy-coloured to pale brown flounder speckled with variable darker spots, and a whitish pectoral fin on the blind side (underside). The Longsnout Flounder has both eyes on the right side of the head, the dorsal fin originating at the tip of the hooked snout, and two pelvic fins This is the most common flounder in Port Phillip, Victoria - mostly extremely well-camouflaged juveniles that are difficult to see.
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