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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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Solea
Maximum length: 70 cm
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: southward from Trondheim Fjord (including North Sea and western Baltic) and Mediterranean Sea (including Sea of Marmara, Bosporus and southwestern Black Sea) (Ref. 4710 ). Elsewhere, southward to Senegal (Ref. 4710 ), including Cape Verde (Ref. 5304 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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