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.
Statements (48)
| 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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