Depth range
States & territories
- Northern Territory(4)
- Queensland(4)
- Western Australia(4)
- New South Wales(2)
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands(1)
GeoZone
- Central E coast(5)
- Central W coast(3)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(3)
- NE coast(3)
- N coast(3)
- NW coast(3)
- Lower W coast(2)
Habitat & ecology
Localities/regions
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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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Oriental Sole
Brachirus orientalis
(Bloch & Schneider 1801)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
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Fourline Tongue Sole
Cynoglossus bilineatus
(Lacépède 1802)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
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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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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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