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  • Darkspotted Sole Darkspotted Sole Liachirus melanospilos (Bleeker 1854) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Liachirus
  • Mottled Sole Mottled Sole Pardachirus rautheri (Chabanaud 1931) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Pardachirus
  • Island Sole Island Sole Aseraggodes bahamondei Randall & Meléndez 1987 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes
  • Zebra Sole Zebra Sole Zebrias quagga (Kaup 1858) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Zebrias
  • Southern Sole Southern Sole Aseraggodes haackeanus (Steindachner 1883) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes
  • No Photo Available Jaubert Sole Rendahlia jaubertensis (Rendahl 1921) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Rendahlia
  • Oriental Sole Oriental Sole Brachirus orientalis (Bloch & Schneider 1801) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
  • No Photo Available Kimberley Sole Leptachirus klunzingeri (Weber 1907) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Leptachirus
  • Southern Tongue Sole Southern Tongue Sole Cynoglossus broadhursti Waite 1905 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • No Photo Available Longnose Tongue Sole Cynoglossus macrophthalmus Norman 1926 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • Shorthead Sole Shorthead Sole Brachirus breviceps Ogilby 1910 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus A rare and poorly known sole from southern Queensland.
  • Paradice's Sole Paradice's Sole Paradicula setifer (Paradice 1927) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Paradicula This spsecies was previously known as Brachirus setifer .
  • Hardscale Sole Hardscale Sole Phyllichthys sclerolepis (Macleay 1878) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Phyllichthys
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Norman's Sole Norman's Sole Aseraggodes normani Chabanaud 1930 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Aseraggodes
  • 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. 
  • Spotted Sole Spotted Sole Phyllichthys punctatus McCulloch 1916 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Phyllichthys
  • No Photo Available Checker Sole Phyllichthys sejunctus Whitley 1935 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Phyllichthys
  • Banded-eye Sole Banded-eye Sole Soleichthys oculofasciatus Munroe & Menke 2004 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Soleichthys
  • Whiteblotched Sole Whiteblotched Sole Soleichthys maculosus Muchhala & Munro 2004 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Soleichthys
  • Annulate Sole Annulate Sole Brachirus annularis Fowler 1934 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Soleidae > Brachirus
  • Fourline Tongue Sole Fourline Tongue Sole Cynoglossus bilineatus (Lacépède 1802) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Cynoglossidae > Cynoglossus
  • 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
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