Brachirus is a genus of small and medium-sized soles. Most are native to marine and brackish waters in the Indo-Pacific, but several species can also be seen freshwater in southern Asia, Eastern Africa, New Guinea and Australia.
Species
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:
- Brachirus annularis <small>Fowler, 1934</small> (Annular sole)
- Brachirus aspilos <small>(Bleeker, 1852)</small>
- Brachirus breviceps <small>Ogilby, 1910</small> (Shorthead sole)
- Brachirus fitzroiensis <small>(De Vis, 1882)</small>
- Brachirus harmandi <small>(Sauvage, 1878)</small>
- Brachirus macrolepis <small>(Bleeker, 1858)</small>
- Brachirus niger <small>(W. J. Macleay, 1880)</small> (Black sole)
- Brachirus orientalis <small>(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)</small> (Oriental sole)
- Brachirus pan <small>(F. Hamilton, 1822)</small> (Pan sole)
- Brachirus panoides <small>(Bleeker, 1851)</small>
- Brachirus salinarum <small>Ogilby, 1910</small>
- Brachirus sayaensis <small>Voronina, 2019</small>
- Brachirus selheimi <small>(W. J. Macleay, 1882)</small> (Selheim's sole)
- Brachirus siamensis <small>(Sauvage, 1878)</small>
- Brachirus swinhonis <small>(Steindachner, 1867)</small>
- Brachirus villosus <small>(M. C. W. Weber, 1907)</small> (Velvety sole)
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