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  • No Photo Available Fitzroy Sole Brachirus fitzroiensis (De Vis 1882) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
  • No Photo Available Longnose Tongue Sole Cynoglossus macrophthalmus Norman 1926 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • 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.
  • 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
  • No Photo Available Dusky Sole Brachirus aspilos (Bleeker 1852) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
  • Oriental Sole Oriental Sole Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
  • Paradice's Sole Paradice's Sole Paradicula setifer (Paradice 1927) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Paradicula This spsecies was previously known as Brachirus setifer .
  • Ogilby's Tongue Sole Ogilby's Tongue Sole Cynoglossus ogilbyi Norman 1926 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Southern Sole Southern Sole Aseraggodes haackeanus (Steindachner 1883) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes
  • Suyen's Tongue Sole Suyen's Tongue Sole Cynoglossus suyeni Fowler 1934 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Annulate Sole Annulate Sole Brachirus annularis Fowler 1934 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
  • Freshwater Tongue Sole Freshwater Tongue Sole Cynoglossus heterolepis Weber 1910 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Norman's Sole Norman's Sole Aseraggodes normani Chabanaud 1930 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes
  • Kops' Tongue Sole Kops' Tongue Sole Cynoglossus kopsii (Bleeker 1851) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Fourline Tongue Sole Fourline Tongue Sole Cynoglossus bilineatus (Lacépède 1802) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Bearded Sole Bearded Sole Liachirus whitleyi (Chabanaud 1950) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Liachirus This species was previously named Aseraggodes whitleyi .
  • Tufted Sole Tufted Sole Dexillus muelleri (Steindachner 1879) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Dexillus This species was previously known as Brachirus muelleri .
  • 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.
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