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Sole is a fish belonging to several families. Generally speaking, they are members of the family Soleidae , but, outside Europe, the name sole is also applied to various other similar flatfish , especially other members of the sole suborder Soleoidei as well as members of the flounder family .
Common sole camouflaged in the sand. The common sole, Dover sole, or black sole (Solea solea) is a species of flatfish in the family Soleidae. It is one of the largest fish in the Solea genus. It lives on the sandy or muddy seabed of the northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea where it often partially immerses itself in the substrate. The ...
Oily fish are fish species with oil (fats) in soft tissues and in the coelomic cavity around the gut. Their fillets may contain up to 30% oil, although this figure varies both within and between species. Examples of oily fish include small forage fish such as sardines, herring and anchovies, and other larger pelagic fish such as salmon, trout ...
The lemon sole is a right-eyed flatfish with a small head and mouth and smooth, slimy skin. The upper surface is reddish brown in colour, mottled with pink and orange and flecks of yellow and green, and a prominent orange patch is typically found behind the pectoral fin, around which the lateral line also curves. The underside of the fish is white.
English sole (Parophrys vetulus) is a species of flatfish in the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy and muddy bottoms in estuaries and near shore areas, at depths of up to 550 metres (1,800 ft). It reaches up to 57 centimetres (22 in) in length, and can weigh up to 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb).
Solea aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927 (Egyptian sole) Solea capensis Gilchrist, 1902; Solea elongata F. Day, 1877 (elongated sole) Solea heinii Steindachner, 1903; Solea ovata J. Richardson, 1846 (ovate sole) Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858 (Senegalese sole) Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758) (common sole) Solea stanalandi J. E. Randall & McCarthy, 1989 ...
Sole (fish), one of several species and groups of flatfishes: Soleidae, the family of the "true soles" Solea solea, the common or Dover sole, used in European cooking; American sole, the family Achiridae; Tonguefish, or tongue sole, in the family Cynoglossidae; Several species of righteye flounder in the family Pleuronectidae: Lemon sole
This observation has been questioned by fish experts, and recent authorities do not recognize it as valid. [4] Many soles are important food species: the common sole, Solea solea, is popular in northern Europe and the Mediterranean. The earliest known fossil remains of soles are indeterminate otoliths from the Early Eocene-aged London Clay.