Soleidae

slip

Solea solea

Half buried in mud

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Deep-bodied
• Large
• Tropical fish

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.