Species that contain: Monochirus and hispidus [ 4 ] records

atlanticus, Monochirus hispidus Chabanaud [P.] 1940:150 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 12 (no. 4); ref. 13167] Banjul (formerly Bathurst), western coast of Africa. Holotype: IRSNB (lost in WWII). Paratypes: (numerous) BMNH 1872.2.6.9 (1), 1924.1.31.1 (1); IRSNB 52 (1); MNHN 1942-0079 (1). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:47 [ref. 20755], Desoutter et al. 2001:322 [ref. 25922]. Also described as new (Monochirus atlanticus) in Chabanaud 1949:57 [ref. 13003]. •Synonym of Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque 1814 -- (Torchio 1973:634 [ref. 6892], Desoutter 1990:1043 [ref. 18967]). •Valid as Monochirus atlanticus Chabanaud 1940 -- (Desoutter et al. 2001:322 [ref. 25922] with doubt as to status as a subspecies, Desoutter-Meniger & Munroe in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:3022 [ref. 34618], Carneiro et al. 2019:194 [ref. 37250], Reiner 2019:298 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:233 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Monochirus atlanticus Chabanaud 1940. Soleidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Spain south to Gabon, including Madeira, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

hispidus, Monochirus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1814:17 [Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz; ref. 3582] Mediterranean Sea. No types known. •Valid as Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque 1814 -- (Torchio 1973:633 [ref. 6892], Quéro et al. in Whitehead et al. 1986:1317 [ref. 13677], Desoutter 1990:1043 [ref. 18967], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:153 [ref. 26753], Golani 2005:63 [ref. 37112], Fricke et al. 2007:116 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:74 [ref. 36649], Desoutter-Meniger & Munroe in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:3022 [ref. 34618], Artüz & Fricke 2019:561 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:194 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36864], Parenti 2019:101 [ref. 37117], Bariche & Fricke 2020:103 [ref. 37515], Kovačić et al. 2020:29 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:97 [ref. 38887], Golani 2021:87 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:50 [ref. 39014], Ergüden et al. 2022:[2] [ref. 39449], Renoult et al. 2023:52 [ref. 40491]). Current status: Valid as Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque 1814. Soleidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; eastern Atlantic: Galicia (Spain) south to Ghana. Habitat: marine.

monochir, Solea Bonaparte [C. L.] 1833:fasc. 5, punt. 28, Pl. 103 (fig. 2) [Iconografia della fauna italica; ref. 516] Mediterranean Sea. Syntypes: ANSP 8594-96 (3, missing). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:157 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque 1814 -- (Torchio 1973:633 [ref. 6892], Desoutter 1990:1043 [ref. 18967], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:153 [ref. 26753], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:74 [ref. 36649]). Current status: Synonym of Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque 1814. Soleidae. Habitat: marine.

trichodactyllus, Pleuronectes Nardo [G. D.] 1827:32, 38 (no. 138) [Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2) Dec. II, v. 10; ref. 3146] Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea). No types known. Also in Nardo 1827:col. 481 and 487 [ref. 19740] [and spelled trichodactylus] -- essentially the same as ref. 3146, but with minor changes; earliest not determined. Apparently not the same as Pleuronectes trichodactylus Linnaeus 1758; apparently a new name for Pleuronectes microchirus Delaroche 1809. •Synonym of Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque 1814 -- (Torchio 1973:633 [ref. 6892], Desoutter 1990:1043 [ref. 18967]). Current status: Synonym of Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque 1814. Soleidae. Habitat: marine.