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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).
Here are 10 cheap kinds of fish to avoid, ... The 10 Worst Cheap Fish You Can Buy. Daniel Bukszpan. December 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM ... Look for Pacific halibut or Dover sole as alternatives instead.
The American soles are a family (Achiridae) of flatfish occurring in both freshwater and marine environments of the Americas.The family includes about 35 species in seven genera.
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).
The American plaice, American sole or long rough dab (Hippoglossoides platessoides) is a North Atlantic flatfish that belongs, along with other right-eyed flounders, to the family Pleuronectidae. In the northwest Atlantic ( H. p. platessoides ) it ranges from Greenland and Labrador to Rhode Island , and in the northeast Atlantic ( H. p ...
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 ...