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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae Soles

Genus: Heteromycteris

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by SFSA

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Heteromycteris capensis Kaup, 1858

Photo by SFSA
 
Heteromycteris capensis
[Cape sole]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Heteromycteris hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Heteromycteris hartzfeldii
[Hook-nosed sole]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Heteromycteris japonicus
[Bamboo sole]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Heteromycteris matsubarai
[]

Photo by Devarapalli, P.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Heteromycteris oculus (Alcock, 1889)

Photo by Devarapalli, P.
 
Heteromycteris oculus
[Eyed sole]

Photo by FAO

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Heteromycteris proboscideus (Chabanaud, 1925)

Photo by FAO
 
Heteromycteris proboscideus
[True sole]
6 Species of Family Soleidae with Genus Heteromycteris
(Soles)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1858 Heteromycteris capensis Cape sole Southeast Atlantic 15 TL
1853 Heteromycteris hartzfeldii Hook-nosed sole Western Pacific 20 SL
1846 Heteromycteris japonicus Bamboo sole Northwest Pacific 13.5 SL
1963 Heteromycteris matsubarai Western Pacific 13 SL
1889 Heteromycteris oculus Eyed sole Indo-West Pacific. 15 TL
1925 Heteromycteris proboscideus True sole Southeast Atlantic 10 TL



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