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Genera in the family or subfamily Soleidae: [ 74 ] records


Achiroides Bleeker [P.] 1851:262 Masc. Plagusia melanorhynchus Bleeker 1850. Type by monotypy. Apparently appeared first as Achiroïdes melanorhynchus Blkr. = Plagusia melanorhynchus Blkr." Species described earlier in same journal as P. melanorhynchus (also spelled melanorhijnchus). Diagnosis provided in Bleeker 1851:404 [ref. 6831] in same journal with second species leucorhynchos added. •Valid as Achiroides Bleeker 1851 -- (Kottelat 1989:20 [ref. 13605], Roberts 1989:183 [ref. 6439], Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314], Kottelat 2013:463 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Achiroides Bleeker 1851. Soleidae.

Achlyopa Whitley [G. P.] 1947:150 Fem. Synaptura nigra Macleay 1880. Type by original designation. Not technically a replacement name for Euryglossa Kaup 1858, preoccupied by Euryglosa Smith 1853 in Insecta. Misspelled Achylopa in Zoological Record for 1947. •Valid as Achlyopa Whitley 1947 -- (Chapleau & Keast 1988:2799 [ref. 12625]). •Synonym of Brachirus Swainson 1839. Current status: Synonym of Brachirus Swainson 1839. Soleidae.

Aesopia Kaup [J. J.] 1858:97 Fem. Aesopia cornuta Kaup 1858. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Günther 1862:487 [ref. 1970]. •Valid as Aesopia Kaup 1858 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:355 [ref. 6441], Heemstra & Gon 1986:869 [ref. 5665], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:203 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:322 [ref. 16193], Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314], Hoese & Bray 2006:1842 [ref. 29000], Motomura et al. 2017:222 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:372 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:174 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Aesopia Kaup 1858. Soleidae.

Amate Jordan [D. S.] & Starks [E. C.] 1906:228 Fem. Achirus japonicus Temminck & Schlegel 1846. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Heteromycteris Kaup 1858 -- (Desoutter 1986:430 [ref. 6212], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:187 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:300 [ref. 16193]). Current status: Synonym of Heteromycteris Kaup 1858. Soleidae.

Anisochirus (subgenus of Synaptura) Günther [A.] 1862:480, 486 Masc. Synaptura panoides Bleeker 1851. Type by subsequent designation. Described in key (p. 480) as section of Synaptura with 2 species (p. 486). Type designated by Jordan 1919:319 [ref. 4904]. Chabanaudetta Whitley 1931 is an unneeded replacement. •Synonym of Euroglossa Kaup 1858. •Synonym of Brachirus Swainson 1839 -- (Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus Swainson 1839. Soleidae.

Aseraggodes Kaup [J. J.] 1858:103 Masc. Aseraggodes guttulatus Kaup 1858. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan & Evermann 1898:2694 [ref. 2445]. Misspelled Aserragodes in literature. •Valid as Aseraggodes Kaup 1858 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Randall & Meléndez C. 1987 [ref. 9173], Chapleau & Keast 1988:2799 [ref. 12625], Allen 1991:206 [ref. 21090], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:188 [ref. 21500], Gomon et al. 1994:860 [ref. 22532], Li & Wang 1995:293 [ref. 16193], Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314], Randall 2002:252 [ref. 26248], Randall & Bartsch 2005:125 [ref. 28374], Randall 2005:193 [ref. 28892], Randall & Gon 2006:165 [ref. 28662], Hoese & Bray 2006:1842 [ref. 29000], Randall & Senou 2007:303 [ref. 29156], Park et al. 2007:77 [ref. 29188], Randall & Bartsch 2007:105 [ref. 29373], Randall & Allen 2007:109 [ref. 29913], Randall & Desoutter-Meniger 2007:303 [ref. 29399], Gomon 2008:817 [ref. 30616], Randall et al. 2013:1 [ref. 32941], Munroe 2015:1704 [ref. 34321], Motomura et al. 2017:222 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:372 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:175 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:317 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Aseraggodes Kaup 1858. Soleidae.

Austroglossus Regan [C. T.] 1920:217 Masc. Synaptura pectoralis Kaup 1858. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Austroglossus Regan 1920 -- (Heemstra & Gon 1986:869 [ref. 5665]). Current status: Valid as Austroglossus Regan 1920. Soleidae.

Barbourichthys Chabanaud [P.] 1934:388 Masc. Barbourichthys zanzibaricus Chabanaud 1934. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Barbourichthys Chabanaud 1934 based on placement of the type species in Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S122 [ref. 27377]. Current status: Valid as Barbourichthys Chabanaud 1934. Soleidae.

Barnardichthys Chabanaud [P.] 1927:3 Masc. Solea fulvomarginata Gilchrist 1904. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Solea Quensel 1806 -- (Heemstra & Gon 1986:873 [ref. 5665] based on placement of type species). •Valid as Barnardichthys Chabanaud 1927 -- (Vachon et al. 2008:18 [ref. 29607]). Current status: Valid as Barnardichthys Chabanaud 1927. Soleidae.

Bathysolea (subgenus of Solea) Roule [L.] 1916:28 Fem. Bathysolea albida Roule 1916. Type by subsequent designation. Torchio (1973:630) dates to Roule 1916 in Bull. Mus. Natn. Hist. Nat. v. 22:10. Roule 1916:28 dates to 20 May with two included species; type apparently first designated by Jordan 1920:560 [ref. 4905], not Solea profundicola Vaillant 1888 (if 1916:28 was earlier). •Valid as Bathysolea Roule 1916 -- (Torchio 1973:630 [ref. 6892] with type as profundicola, Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1986:1309 [ref. 13677], Quéro & Desoutter 1990:109 [ref. 15757], Chapleau & Desoutter 1997:408 [ref. 23363], Bañón et al. 2016:325 [ref. 34397], Fricke et al. 2018:372 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Bathysolea Roule 1916. Soleidae.

Beaufortella Chabanaud [P.] 1943:291 Fem. Achirus abnormis Weber & de Beaufort 1929. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Aseraggodes Kaup 1858 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:192 [ref. 21500]). Current status: Synonym of Aseraggodes Kaup 1858. Soleidae.

Brachirus (subgenus of Solea) Swainson [W.] 1839:187, 303 Masc. Pleuronectes orientalis Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Swain 1882:281 [ref. 5966]. Not Brachirus or Brachyrus Swainson 1838:71, 264 (= Dendrochirus Swainson 1839). Once regarded as preoccupied by Brachirus Swainson 1838, replaced by Synaptura Cantor 1849; but see Kottelat 1998:120 [ref. 23436]. •In the synonymy of Synaptura Cantor 1849 -- (Desoutter 1986:431 [ref. 6212]). •Valid as Brachirus Swainson 1839 -- (Li & Wang 1995:304 [ref. 16193], Kottelat 1998:120 [ref. 23436], Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314], Ataur Rahman 2003:41[ref. 31338], Hoese & Bray 2006:1844 [ref. 29000], Gomon 2008:818 [ref. 30616], Coad 2010:268 [ref. 36620], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989], Fricke et al. 2018:372 [ref. 35805], Voronina 2019:418 [ref. 36809], Fricke et al. 2019:317 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Brachirus Swainson 1839. Soleidae.

Buglossidium Chabanaud [P.] 1930:14 Neut. Pleuronectes luteus Risso 1810. Type by original designation. •Valid as Buglossidium Chabanaud 1930 -- (Torchio 1973:631 [ref. 6892], Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1986:1311 [ref. 13677], Desoutter 1987 [ref. 6742], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:73 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:548 [ref. 33547]). Current status: Valid as Buglossidium Chabanaud 1930. Soleidae.

Buglossus (subgenus of Solea) Günther [A.] 1862:462, 469-470 Masc. Pleuronectes variegatus Donovan 1808. Type by subsequent designation. Described in key (p. 462) as section of Solea with 3 species (pp. 469-470). Type designated by Jordan 1919:319 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Microchirus Bonaparte 1833 -- (Torchio 1973:632 [ref. 6892]). Current status: Synonym of Microchirus Bonaparte 1833. Soleidae.

Capartella Chabanaud [P.] 1950:16 Fem. Capartella polli Chabanaud 1950. Type by original designation (p. 19). •Synonym of Bathysolea Roule 1916 -- (Desoutter & Chapleau 1997:408 [ref. 23363]). Current status: Synonym of Bathysolea Roule 1916. Soleidae.

Chabanaudetta Whitley [G. P.] 1931:322 Fem. Synaptura panoides Bleeker 1851. Type by being a replacement name. Apparently an unneeded replacement for Anisochirus Günther 1862, not preoccupied by Anisocheirus. •Synonym of Euryglossa Kaup 1858. •Synonym of Brachirus Swainson 1839 -- (Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus Swainson 1839. Soleidae.

Coryphaesopia Chabanaud [P.] 1930:17 Fem. Aesopia cornuta Kaup 1858. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Aesopia Kaup 1858 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:203 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:322 [ref. 16193]). Current status: Synonym of Aesopia Kaup 1858. Soleidae.

Coryphillus Chabanaud [P.] 1931:302 Masc. Aseraggodes filiger Weber 1913. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Coryphillus Chabanaud 1931 -- (Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314]). •Synonym of Aseraggodes Kaup 1858, based on placement of type species -- (Randall 2002:252 [ref. 26248]). Current status: Synonym of Aseraggodes Kaup 1858. Soleidae.

Cryptops Hardenberg [J. D. F.] 1931:125 Fem. Cryptops coeca Hardenberg 1931. Nomen nudum and otherwise preoccupied in Gymnotiformes by Cryptops Eigenmann 1894. Species subsequently described as Typhlachirus Hardenberg 1931. •In the synonymy of Typhlachirus Hardenberg 1931 -- (Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Typhlachirus Hardenberg 1931. Soleidae.

Dagetichthys Stauch [A.] & Blanc [M.] 1964:172 Masc. Dagetichthys lakdoensis Stauch & Blanc 1964. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Dagetichthys Stauch & Blanc 1964 -- (Desoutter 1986:430 [ref. 6212], Desoutter in Lévêque et al. 1992:863 [ref. 21590], Chapleau & Desoutter 1996:103 [ref. 22306], Vachon et al. 2008:6 [ref. 32765], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Dagetichthys Stauch & Blanc 1964. Soleidae.

Dexillichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1931:322 Masc. Synaptura macrolepis Bleeker 1858. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement for Dexillus Chabanaud 1930, not preoccupied by Dexilla Westwood 1840 in Diptera. Treated as valid -- Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314]. •Treated as valid -- Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314]. •Synonym of Dexillus Chabanaud 1930 -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1846 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Dexillus Chabanaud 1930. Soleidae.

Dexillus Chabanaud [P.] 1930:16 Masc. Synaptura macrolepis Bleeker 1858. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Dexillichthys Whitley 1931 is an unneeded replacement, not preoccupied by Dexilla Westwood 1840 in Diptera; see also account of Synaptura. •Synonym of Synaptura Cantor 1849 based on placement of type species -- (some authors). •Valid as Dexillus Chabanaud 1930 -- (Chapleau & Keast 1988:2799 [ref. 12625], Hoese & Bray 2006:1846 [ref. 29000], Motomura et al. 2017:223 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Dexillus Chabanaud 1930. Soleidae.

Dicologlossa Chabanaud [P.] 1927:14 Fem. Solea cuneata Moreau 1881. Type by original designation. Spelling apparently unnecessarily (but intentionally) changed to Dicologoglossa by Chabanaud 1930:7, 12 [ref. 784]. •Valid as Dicologlossa Chabanaud 1927 -- (Torchio 1973:631 [ref. 6892], Matallanas 1984 [ref. 12848] and Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1986:1312 [ref. 13677] as Dicologoglossa, Heemstra & Gon 1986:870 [ref. 5665], Desoutter 1994:239 [ref. 22326], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:73 [ref. 36649]). Current status: Valid as Dicologlossa Chabanaud 1927. Soleidae.

Echinosolea Chabanaud [P.] 1927:5, 10 Fem. Solea oculata of Rondelet (= Pleuronectes ocellatus Linnaeus 1758). Type by original designation. •Synonym of Microchirus Bonaparte 1833 -- (Torchio 1973:632 [ref. 6892]). Current status: Synonym of Microchirus Bonaparte 1833. Soleidae.

Euryglossa Kaup [J. J.] 1858:99 Fem. Pleuronectes orientalis Bloch & Schneider 1801. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Euryglossa Smith 1853 in Hymenoptera (Kottelat et al. 1993:171 [ref. 23448]). •Valid as Euryglossa Kaup 1858 -- (Kottelat 1985:274 [ref. 11441], Kottelat 1989:20 [ref. 13605]). •Synonym of the soleid genus Brachirus Swainson 1838 -- (Li & Wang 1995:304 [ref. 16193], Kottelat 1998:120 [ref. 23436], Desoutter et al. 2001:326 [ref. 25559], Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Brachirus Swainson 1839. Soleidae.

Eurypleura Kaup [J. J.] 1858:100 Fem. Plagusia melanorhynchus Bleeker 1850. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded substitute for Achiroides Bleeker 1851. •Objective synonym of Achiroides Bleeker 1851 -- (Kottelat 2013:463 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Achiroides Bleeker 1851. Soleidae.

Eusolea Roule [L.] 1919 Fem. Solea capellonis Steindachner 1868. Type by monotypy. Original not traced, reported by Jordan 1923:171 [ref. 2421] as a new name perhaps not intended as a generic name distinct from Solea. Current status: Uncertain. Soleidae.

Haplozebrias Chabanaud [P.] 1943:292 Masc. Synaptura fasciata Macleay 1882. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Haplozelrias in Zoological Record for 1944. •Synonym of Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900 -- (Li & Wang 1995:311 [ref. 16193], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900. Soleidae.

Heterobuglossus Chabanaud [P.] 1931:293 Masc. Synaptura aspilos Bleeker 1852. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Brachirus Swainson 1839 -- (Kottelat 2013:464 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Brachirus Swainson 1839. Soleidae.

Heteromycteris Kaup [J. J.] 1858:103 Fem. Heteromycteris capensis Kaup 1858. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Heteromycteris Kaup 1858 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Heemstra & Gon 1986:870 [ref. 5665], Desoutter 1986:430 [ref. 6212], Desoutter in Lévêque et al. 1992:861 [ref. 21590], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:187 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:300 [ref. 16193], Munroe 2001:3879 [ref. 26314], Hoese & Bray 2006:1847 [ref. 29000], Motomura et al. 2017:223 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Heteromycteris Kaup 1858. Soleidae.

Holonodus (subgenus of Zebrias) Chabanaud [P.] 1936:383 Masc. Solea synapturoides Jenkins 1910. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900 -- (Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900. Soleidae.

Leptachirus Randall [J. E.] 2007:82 Masc. Leptachirus alleni Randall 2007. Type by original designation. •Valid as Leptachirus Randall 2007 -- (Morgan 2011:20 [ref. 31262]). Current status: Valid as Leptachirus Randall 2007. Soleidae.

Liachirus Günther [A.] 1862:479 Masc. Liachirus nitidus Günther 1862. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Liachirus Günther 1862 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:186 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:297 [ref. 16193], Motomura et al. 2017:224 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Liachirus Günther 1862. Soleidae.

Microbuglossus (subgenus of Solea) Günther [A.] 1862:462, 471-472 Masc. Solea humilis Cantor 1849. Type by subsequent designation. Described in key (p. 462) as section of Solea with 2 species (pp. 471-472). Type designated by Jordan 1919:319 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Solea Quensel 1806 -- (Li & Wang 1995:286 [ref. 16193]). Current status: Synonym of Solea Quensel 1806. Soleidae.

Microchiropsis Chabanaud [P.] 1956:447 Fem. Solea (Microchirus) boscanion Chabanaud 1926. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Michrochiropsis in Zoological Record for 1956. •Synonym of Buglossidium Chabanaud 1930 -- (Torchio 1973:631 [ref. 6892]). Current status: Synonym of Buglossidium Chabanaud 1930. Soleidae.

Microchirus (subgenus of Solea) Bonaparte [C. L.] 1833:puntata 27 Masc. Pleuronectes microchirus Delaroche 1809. Type by absolute tautonymy. Type possibly Pleuronectes mangili Risso, by monotypy in puntata 27-- the name adopted by Bonaparte; microchirus in synonymy of mangili. Also published in puntata 28. •Valid as Microchirus Bonaparte 1833 -- (Torchio 1973:632 [ref. 6892], Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1986:1313 [ref. 13677], Desoutter 1987 [ref. 6742], Chapleau & Keast 1988:2799 [ref. 12625], Desoutter 1994:217 [ref. 22326], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:74 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:548 [ref. 33547], Fricke et al. 2018:372 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Microchirus Bonaparte 1833. Soleidae.

Mischommatus (subgenus of Euryglossa) Chabanaud [P.] 1938:110 Masc. Synaptura muelleri Steindachner 1879. Type by monotypy (one species with two subspecies). •Objective synonym of Strandichthys Whitley 1937. •Synonym of Dexillus Chabanaud 1930 -- (Chabanaud 1943:291 [ref. 799]). Current status: Synonym of Dexillus Chabanaud 1930. Soleidae.

Monochir Cuvier [G.] 1829:343 Fem. Pleuronectes microchirus Delaroche 1809. Type by monotypy. Other species doubtfully as synonyms in footnote. "N" for new not given by Cuvier, probably not intended as a new spelling. Also from Cuvier 1816 as "Monochires"; Oken's 1817 Monochirus is the Latinized version and is based on Cuvier 1816. •In the synonymy of Monochirus Oken 1817, which is preoccupied by Monochirus Rafinesque 1814. •Now in synonymy of Microchirus Bonaparte 1833. Current status: Synonym of Microchirus Bonaparte 1833. Soleidae.

Monochirus Oken [L.] (ex Cuvier) 1817:1182a Masc. Pleuronectes microchirus Delaroche 1809. Type by monotypy. Based on "Monochires" Cuvier 1816:223 [ref. 993]. See Gill 1903:966 [ref. 5768]. •Synonym of Microchirus Bonaparte 1833. Current status: Synonym of Microchirus Bonaparte 1833. Soleidae.

Monochirus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1814:17 Masc. Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque 1814. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Monochirus Rafinesque 1814 -- (Torchio 1973:633 [ref. 6892], Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1986:1317 [ref. 13677], Li & Wang 1995:290 [ref. 16193], Heemstra & Gon 1986:871 [ref. 5665], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:74 [ref. 36649]). Current status: Valid as Monochirus Rafinesque 1814. Soleidae.

Monochirus Kaup [J. J.] 1858:101 Masc. Monochirus maculipinnis Kaup 1858. Type by monotypy. As "Monochirus Agass. nec. Cuv.", with description provided. Can be regarded as a new genus, dating to Kaup. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Monochirus Rafinesque 1814 and Monochirus Oken 1817 in fishes. 1°Homonym. Current status: Uncertain. Soleidae.

Monodichthys Chabanaud [P.] 1925:356 Masc. Monodichthys proboscideus Chabanaud 1925. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Heteromycteris Kaup 1858 -- (Desoutter 1986:430 [ref. 6212], Desoutter in Lévêque et al. 1992:861 [ref. 21590], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:187 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:300 [ref. 16193]). Current status: Synonym of Heteromycteris Kaup 1858. Soleidae.

Nematozebrias Chabanaud [P.] 1943:292 Masc. Aesopia quagga Kaup 1858. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900 -- (Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:197 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:311 [ref. 16193], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900. Soleidae.

Normanetta Whitley [G. P.] 1931:322 Fem. Achirus poropterus Bleeker 1851. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Pardachirus Günther 1862 -- (Clark & George 1979:104 [ref. 6992], Randall & Johnson 2007:3 [ref. 29291], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Pardachirus Günther 1862. Soleidae.

Parachirus Matsubara [K.] & Ochiai [A.] 1963:93 Masc. Parachirus xenicus Matsubara & Ochiai 1963. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Parachirus Matsubara & Ochiai 1963 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Heemstra & Gon 1986:871 [ref. 5665]). •Synonym of Aseraggodes Kaup 1858 -- (Randall 2005:193 [ref. 28892], Randall & Gon 2006:166 [ref. 28662], Randall & Desoutter-Meniger 2007:303 [ref. 29399]). Current status: Synonym of Aseraggodes Kaup 1858. Soleidae.

Paradicula Whitley [G. P.] 1931:322 Fem. Synaptura setifer Paradice 1927. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Whitleyia Chabanaud 1930 (5 July), preoccupied by Whitleyia Fowler & Bean 1930 (early in same year). •Valid as Paradicula Whitley 1931 -- (Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314], Hoese & Bray 2006:1847 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Valid as Paradicula Whitley 1931. Soleidae.

Pardachirus Günther [A.] 1862:478 Masc. Achirus marmoratus Lacepède 1802. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1919:319 [ref. 4904]. •Valid as Pardachirus Günther 1862 -- (Clark & George 1979 [ref. 6992], Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Heemstra & Gon 1986:872 [ref. 5665], Chapleau & Keast 1988:2799 [ref. 12625], Randall & Mee 1994 [21638], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:186 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:291 [ref. 16193], Munroe 2001:3879 [ref. 26314], Hoese & Bray 2006:1847 [ref. 29000], Randall & Johnson 2007:3 [ref. 29291], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:224 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:372 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:175 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:317 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Pardachirus Günther 1862. Soleidae.

Pegusa de Buen [F.] 1926:94 Fem. As a "grupo" for 3 species of Soleidae. Not available on basis of Art. 1.3.5 [see de Buen's definition of "grupo" on p. 11]; see Appendix A in Eschmeyer 1990:642 [ref. 20647]. Current status: Unknown. Soleidae.

Pegusa (subgenus of Solea) Günther [A.] 1862:462, 467-468 Fem. Solea aurantiaca Günther 1862. Described in key (p. 462) as section of Solea with 4 species (pp. 467-468). Type by subsequent designation, earliest found that of Jordan 1919:319 [ref. 4904]. •Synonym of Solea Quensel 1806 -- (Torchio 1973:628 [ref. 6892], Evseenko 2003:S70 [ref. 28535]). •Valid as Pegusa Günther 1862 -- (Heemstra & Gon 1986:872 [ref. 5665], Desoutter 1986:430 [ref. 6212], Desoutter in Lévêque et al. 1992:862 [ref. 21590], Borsa & Quignard 2001:2301[ref. 25908], Vachon et al. 2005:315 [ref. 29620], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:74 [ref. 36649], Parin et al. 2014:548 [ref. 33547], Fricke et al. 2018:373 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Valid as Pegusa Günther 1862. Soleidae.

Phyllichthys McCulloch [A. R.] 1916:66 Masc. Synaptura sclerolepis Macleay 1878. Type by original designation. •Valid as Phyllichthys McCulloch 1916 -- (Chapleau & Keast 1988:2799 [ref. 12625], Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314], Hoese & Bray 2006:1848 [ref. 29000], Motomura et al. 2017:225 [ref. 35490]). Current status: Valid as Phyllichthys McCulloch 1916. Soleidae.

Pseudaesopia (subgenus of Zebrias) Chabanaud [P.] 1934:424, 433 Fem. Synaptura regani Gilchrist 1906. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900 -- (Li & Wang 1995:311 [ref. 16193]). •Valid as Pseudaesopia Chabanaud 1934 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:355 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:195 [ref. 21500], Hoese & Bray 2006:1849 [ref. 29000], Desoutter-Meniger & Chapleau 2022:400 [ref. 40245]). Current status: Valid as Pseudaesopia Chabanaud 1934. Soleidae.

Pseudaustroglossus Chabanaud [P.] 1937:932 Masc. Pseudaustroglossus annectens Chabanaud 1937. Type by monotypy. Author suggested that this taxon might be based on a hybrid between Synaptura lusitanica x Austroglossus microlepis; if based on a hybrid the name is unavailable. Current status: Uncertain. Soleidae.

Quenselia (subgenus of Monochirus) Jordan [D. S.] in Jordan & Goss 1889:306 (in key) Fem. Pleuronectes ocellatus Linnaeus 1758. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Monochirus Rafinesque 1814 and of Dicologlossa Chabanaud 1930 -- (Torchio 1973:631, 632; type evidently a composite). Current status: Synonym of Monochirus Rafinesque 1814. Soleidae.

Rendahlia Chabanaud [P.] 1930:21 Fem. Achirus jaubertensis Rendahl 1921. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Misspelled Rendhalia at main entry (p. 21), Rendahlia in key (p. 21), and named for Rendahl so Rendahlia is correctly formed. •Valid as Rendahlia Chabanaud 1930 -- (Chapleau & Keast 1988:2799 [ref. 12625], Munroe 2001:3879 [ref. 26314], Hoese & Bray 2006:1849 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Valid as Rendahlia Chabanaud 1930. Soleidae.

Rhinosolea Fowler [H. W.] 1946:209 Fem. Rhinosolea microlepidota Fowler 1946. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Rhinosolea Fowler 1946 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:355 [ref. 6441]). Current status: Valid as Rhinosolea Fowler 1946. Soleidae.

Solea Cuvier [G.] 1816:223 Fem. Pleuronectes solea Linnaeus 1758. Type by absolute tautonymy. •Synonym of Solea Quensel 1806. Current status: Synonym of Solea Quensel 1806. Soleidae.

Solea Klein [J. T.] 1776:115 Fem. Not available, published in a work that does not conform to the principle of binominal nomenclature. Suppressed. Soleidae.

Solea Quensel [C.] 1806:53 Fem. Solea vulgaris Quensel 1806 (= Pleuronectes solea Linnaeus 1758). Type by monotypy. Linnaeus' species solea needlessly renamed vulgaris by Quensel. •Valid as Solea Quensel 1806 -- (Torchio 1973:628 [ref. 6892], Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1986:1318 [ref. 13677], Heemstra & Gon 1986:873 [ref. 5665], Desoutter 1986:431 [ref. 6212], Randall & McCarthy 1989 [ref. 14260], Ben-Tuvia 1990 [ref. 15614], Feng in Pan et al. 1991:530 [ref. 23876], Desoutter in Lévêque et al. 1992:863 [ref. 21590], Li & Wang 1995:272 [ref. 16193], Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314], Evseenko 2003:S70 [ref. 28535], Vachon et al. 2008:9 [ref. 29607], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:74 [ref. 36649], Golani et al. 2014:319 [ref. 22139], Parin et al. 2014:549 [ref. 33547], Motomura et al. 2017:225 [ref. 35490], Golani & Fricke 2018:175 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Solea Quensel 1806. Soleidae.

Solea Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:14, 52 Fem. Solea buglossa Rafinesque 1810 (= Pleuronectes solea Linnaeus 1758). Type is solea by absolute tautonymy; Rafinesque's S. buglossa is an unneeded replacement for P. solea Linnaeus. •In the synonymy of Solea Quensel 1806. Current status: Synonym of Solea Quensel 1806. Soleidae.

Solea Walbaum [J. J.] (ex Klein) 1792:582 Fem. Not available, published in a part of work rejected for nomenclatural purposes in Opinion 21 (1938). Based on Klein 1744:30 [ref. 30141]. Suppressed. Soleidae.

Soleichthys Bleeker [P.] 1860:14 Masc. Solea heterorhinos Bleeker 1856. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Soleichthys Bleeker 1860 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:355 [ref. 6441], Chapleau & Keast 1988:2799 [ref. 12625], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:187 [ref. 21500], Li & Wang 1995:288 [ref. 16193], Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314], Muchhala & Munroe 2004:57 [ref. 27597], Munroe & Menke 2004:248 [ref. 27772], Hoese & Bray 2006:1849 [ref. 29000], Randall & Munroe 2008:76 [ref. 29862], Golani & Fricke 2018:175 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:317 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Soleichthys Bleeker 1860. Soleidae.

Solenoides Kaup [J. J.] 1858:96 Name only, attributed to Bleeker, in synonymy of Synaptura Cantor 1849 = Dagetichthys Stauch & Blanc 1964. Not available; apparently never made available. •In the synonymy of Dagetichthys Stauch & Blanc 1964. Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Dagetichthys Stauch & Blanc 1964. Soleidae.

Strabozebrias Chabanaud [P.] 1943:293 Masc. Synaptura cancellata McCulloch 1916. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900 -- (Li & Wang 1995:311 [ref. 16193] as Stratozebrias). •Valid as Strabozebias Chabanaud 1943 -- (authors). •Synonmy of Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900 -- (Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Synonym of Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900. Soleidae.

Strandichthys Whitley [G. P.] 1937:140 Masc. Synaptura muelleri Steindachner 1879. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Dexillus Chabanaud 1930 -- (Chabanaud 1943:291 [ref. 799]). Current status: Synonym of Dexillus Chabanaud 1930. Soleidae.

Synaptura Cantor [T. E.] 1849:1204 [222] Fem. Pleuronectes orientalis Swainson 1839 (= Pleuronectes orientalis Bloch & Schneider 1801). Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Brachirus Swainson 1839 [p. 303, not p. 71, a scorpaenid], not preoccupied by Brachyurus [and not preoccupied by Brachirus Swainson in Scorpaenidae]. On page 222 of separate. •Synonym of Brachirus Swainson 1839 -- (Desoutter et al. 2001:326 [ref. 25559] but stating that they will petition the ICZN to retain Synaptura with a different type species). •Valid as Synaptura Cantor 1849 -- (Torchio 1973:634 [ref. 6892], Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:354 [ref. 6441], Heemstra & Gon 1986:873 [ref. 5665], Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1986:1323 [ref. 13677], Desoutter 1986:431 [ref. 6212], Kottelat 1989:20 [ref. 13605], Ataur Rahman 1989:27 [ref. 24860], Desoutter in Lévêque et al. 1992:864 [ref. 21590], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:187 [ref. 21500], Gomon et al. 1994:861 [ref. 22532], Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314]). •Synonym of Brachirus Swainson 1839 -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1844 [ref. 29000]). •In the synonymy of Dagetichthys Stauch & Blanc 1964 -- (Vachon et al. 2008:9 [ref. 32765]). Current status: Synonym of Dagetichthys Stauch & Blanc 1964. Soleidae.

Synapturichthys Chabanaud [P.] 1927:11 Masc. Synaptura savignyi Kaup 1858. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Solea Quensel 1806 -- (Torchio 1973:628 [ref. 6892], Evseenko 2003:S70 [ref. 28535]). •Valid as Synapturichthys Chabanaud 1927 -- (Heemstra & Gon 1986:873 [ref. 5665], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:75 [ref. 36649]). Current status: Valid as Synapturichthys Chabanaud 1927. Soleidae.

Synclidopus Chabanaud [P.] 1943:291 Masc. Solea macleayana Ramsay 1881. Type by original designation. •Valid as Synclidopus Chabanaud 1943 -- (Randall 2005:192 [ref. 28892], Johnson & Randall 2008:246 [ref. 29797]). Current status: Valid as Synclidopus Chabanaud 1943. Soleidae.

Trichobrachirus Chabanaud [P.] 1943:292 Masc. Synaptura villosa Weber 1907. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Synaptura Cantor 1849, but see account of Synaptura. •Synonym of Dagetichthys Stauch & Blanc 1964. Current status: Synonym of Dagetichthys Stauch & Blanc 1964. Soleidae.

Typhlachirus Hardenberg [J. D. F.] 1931:415 Masc. Typhlachirus caecus Hardenberg 1931. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Typhlachirus Hardenberg 1931 -- (Kottelat 1989:20 [ref. 13605], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989], Evseenko & Bolshakov 2018:553 [ref. 36418], Evseenko et al. 2022:117 [ref. 39187]). Current status: Valid as Typhlachirus Hardenberg 1931. Soleidae.

Vanstraelenia Chabanaud [P.] 1950:9 Fem. Vanstraelenia insignis Chabanaud 1950. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Vanstraelenia Chabanaud 1950 -- (Desoutter 1994:236 [ref. 22326]). Current status: Valid as Vanstraelenia Chabanaud 1950. Soleidae.

Whitleyia Chabanaud [P.] 1930:16 Fem. Synaptura setifer Paradice 1927. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Preoccupied by Whitleyia Fowler & Bean 1930; replaced by Paradicula Whitley 1931. •Synonym of Paradicula Whitley 1931 -- (Hoese & Bray 2006:1847 [ref. 29000]). Current status: Synonym of Paradicula Whitley 1931. Soleidae.

Xenobuglossus Chabanaud [P.] 1950:13 Masc. Xenobuglossus elongatus Chabanaud 1950. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Vanstraelenia Chabanaud 1950. Current status: Synonym of Vanstraelenia Chabanaud 1950. Soleidae.

Zebrias Jordan [D. S.] & Snyder [J. O.] 1900:380 Masc. Solea zebrina Temminck & Schlegel 1846. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Endruweit 2024:106 [ref. 41040] argues for a feminine gender. •Valid as Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900 -- (Ochiai in Masuda et al. 1984:355 [ref. 6441], Heemstra & Gon 1986:874 [ref. 5665], Chapleau & Keast 1988:2799 [ref. 12625], Lindberg & Fedorov 1993:197 [ref. 21500], Gomon et al. 1994:862 [ref. 22532], Li & Wang 1995:311 [ref. 16193], Munroe 2001:3880 [ref. 26314], Hoese & Bray 2006:1850 [ref. 29000], Gomon 2008:819 [ref. 30616], Kottelat 2013:465 [ref. 32989], Motomura et al. 2017:226 [ref. 35490], Fricke et al. 2018:373 [ref. 35805], Endruweit 2024:106 [ref. 41040] with feminine gender). Current status: Valid as Zebrias Jordan & Snyder 1900. Soleidae.

Zevaia Chabanaud [P.] 1943:291 Fem. Solea azevia Capello 1868. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type given by Chabanaud as Solea vulgaris var. azevia; the type species is Solea azevia; type not vulgaris. •Synonym of Microchirus Bonaparte 1833 -- (Torchio 1973:632 [ref. 6892]). Current status: Synonym of Microchirus Bonaparte 1833. Soleidae.


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