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

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

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