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Solea (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Soleidae

Mass
  
Common sole: 1.6 kg

Higher classification
  
Soleidae

Order
  
Pleuronectiformes

Scientific name
  
Solea

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Common sole, Solea senegalensis, Soleidae, Flatfish, Sand sole

Solea is a genus of soles from the Indo-Pacific and East Atlantic Oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Solea aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927 (Egyptian sole)
  • Solea capensis Gilchrist, 1902
  • Solea elongata F. Day, 1877 (elongated sole)
  • Solea heinii Steindachner, 1903
  • Solea ovata J. Richardson, 1846 (ovate sole)
  • Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858 (Senegalese sole)
  • Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758) (common sole)
  • Solea stanalandi J. E. Randall & McCarthy, 1989 (Stanaland's sole)
  • Solea turbynei Gilchrist, 1904

    • References

    Solea (genus) Wikipedia
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