Soleidae

thickback sole

Microchirus variegatus

Deep Bodied Soleid Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The thickback sole (Microchirus variegatus), also known as the bastard sole and lucky sole, is a species of flatfish from the family of true soles, the Soleidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, it is a quarry for fisheries in the Mediterranean.