Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae Soles
Genus: Heteromycteris

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6 species

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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

Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Heteromycteris japonicus
[Bamboo sole]
No picture found

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]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Heteromycteris capensis Cape sole Southeast Atlantic 15 TL 1858
Heteromycteris hartzfeldii Hook-nosed sole Western Pacific. 20 SL 1853
Heteromycteris japonicus Bamboo sole Northwest Pacific 13.5 SL 1846
Heteromycteris matsubarai Western Pacific 13 SL 1963
Heteromycteris oculus Eyed sole Indo-West Pacific. 15 TL 1889
Heteromycteris proboscideus True sole Southeast Atlantic 10 TL 1925



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