Solea solea

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Solea solea, commonly known as the common sole or Dover sole, is a flatfish species found in eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean waters and highly valued as a food fish.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish species
flatfish
marine organism
activityPattern nocturnal
binomialName Solea solea NERFINISHED
bodyShape flattened
camouflage buries in sediment
class Actinopterygii
commonName Dover sole NERFINISHED
common sole
culinaryUse highly valued in European cuisine
depthRange continental shelf
shallow coastal waters
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
diet bivalves
polychaete worms
small crustaceans
distribution Baltic Sea (southwestern) NERFINISHED
North Sea NERFINISHED
economicImportance commercially important
economicUse food fish
eyePosition both eyes on right side of body
family Soleidae NERFINISHED
feedingType benthic predator
fishingArea Mediterranean fisheries
northeast Atlantic fisheries
fishingMethod bottom trawling
gillnets
genus Solea
habitat Black Sea NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
eastern Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
IUCNStatus Least Concern
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle demersal
maximumLength about 70 cm
nativeRange eastern Atlantic from Norway to Senegal
order Pleuronectiformes NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
reproduction egg-laying
salinityPreference marine
salinityTolerance slightly brackish waters
spawningHabitat offshore waters
substratePreference muddy bottoms
sandy bottoms
taxonRank species
typicalLength about 30 cm
yearDescribed 1758

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Soleidae notableSpecies Solea solea