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The word sole in English, French, and Italian comes from its resemblance to a sandal, Latin solea. [2] [3] In other languages, it is named for the tongue, e.g. Greek glóssa (γλώσσα), German Seezunge, Dutch zeetong or tong or the smaller and popular sliptong (young sole), Hungarian nyelvhal, Spanish lenguado, Cantonese lung lei (龍脷, 'dragon tongue'), Arabic lisan Ath-thawr ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The family includes about 35 species in seven genera. These are closely related to the soles (Soleidae), and have been classified as a subfamily of it, but achirids have a number of distinct characteristics. Eyes are on the right side, and the eyed-side lower lip has a distinctive fleshy rim.
The yellowfin sole occupies a moderately high trophic level in the food chain. The diet of the yellowfin sole consists mainly of zoobenthic organisms, including polychaetes and amphipods such as hydroids, worms, mollusks, and brittle stars. [2] [3] Yellowfin sole are known to be prey fish for sculpin, Pacific halibut, Pacific cod, and ...
The Petrale sole (Eopsetta jordani) is an edible flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy bottoms, usually in deep water, down to depths of about 550 metres (1,800 ft). Males can grow to 53 centimetres (21 in) in length, females to 70 centimetres (28 in), and they can weigh up to 3.7 kilograms (8.2 lb).