There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: •
Microchirus azevia (
Brito Capello, 1867) (Bastard sole) •
Microchirus boscanion (
Chabanaud, 1926) (Lusitanian sole) •
Microchirus frechkopi Chabanaud, 1952 (Frechkop's sole) •
Microchirus ocellatus (
Linnaeus, 1758) (Foureyed sole) •
Microchirus theophila (
A. Risso, 1810) •
Microchirus variegatus (
Donovan, 1808) (Thickback sole) •
Microchirus wittei Chabanaud, 1950 (Banded sole) One fossil species, †
Microchirus abropteryx (
Sauvage, 1870) (=
Solea proocellata Arambourg, 1927) is known from the
Late Miocene of Italy and
Algeria. ==References==