Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Pleuronectiformes > Family Soleidae > Genus Microchirus

Microchirus azevia (de Brito Capello, 1867)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Microchirus*	Bonaparte, 1833	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Microchirus (Zevaia) azevia*	(Capello, 1867)	synonym; alternate representation
*Solea (Microchirus) azevia*	de Brito Capello, 1867	synonym; alternate representation

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Turkish: dil baligi

Literature

additional source	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
ecology source	Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

Genbank

External Links

FishBase images (Microchirus azevia, Canary Is., by Wirtz, P.)
FishBase

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Microchirus azevia (de Brito Capello, 1867). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:274299