Solea (genus)

Solea

Common sole (S. solea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Pleuronectiformes
Family:  | Soleidae
Genus:  | Solea
Quensel, 1806
Type species
Solea solea

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms

Microbuglossus Günther, 1862

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:[1]

* 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

1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Solea in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q531725 entry

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