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  • 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.
  • Peppered Sole Peppered Sole Aseraggodes lenisquamis Randall 2005 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes An pale brown to orange-brown sole with diffuse blackish blotches on the upper side (the three along lateral line and one above the first blotch the largest), numerous small, irregular, dark-edged whitish spots on the head and body, and greyish-brown fin rays with small dark-edged whitish spots and white ray tips.
  • Pinocchio Tongue Sole Pinocchio Tongue Sole Paraplagusia longirostris Chapleau, Renaud & Kailola 1991 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Paraplagusia
  • 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.
  • Shorthead Sole Shorthead Sole Brachirus breviceps Ogilby 1910 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus A rare and poorly known sole from southern Queensland.
  • Small-lip Tongue Sole Small-lip Tongue Sole Symphurus microrhynchus (Weber 1913) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Symphurus
  • Smallhead Sole Smallhead Sole Soleichthys microcephalus (Günther 1862) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Soleichthys A colourful banded sole with 11-13 dark-brown to blackish crossbands on the head and body that are wider than the alternating paler bands, 2 conspicuous white spots on the midline, and a blue and black margin to the dorsal, anal and caudal fins. The brightly-coloured juveniles are whitish with black and orange fin margins. They mimic a species of flatworm in both colour and in their undulating movement.
  • 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.
  • Southern Peacock Sole Southern Peacock Sole Pardachirus hedleyi Ogilby 1916 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Pardachirus A brownish sole with dark-edged white blotches and scattered darker blotches on the upper side. 
  • Southern Sole Southern Sole Aseraggodes haackeanus (Steindachner 1883) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes
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