The common sole, also called the Dover sole or black sole, is a species of flatfish in the family Soleidae and one of the largest fish in the genus Solea. It lives on the sandy or muddy seabed of the northern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where it often partially buries itself in the substrate. Its upper side is greyish brown while its underside is white, and it grows to a maximum length of about 70 centimeters. The species is prized as a food fish and is caught mostly by bottom trawling; its common name comes from Dover, the English fishing port that landed the most sole in the 19th century. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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System (Realm) Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Common sole (Wikidata)
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1. Common sole (Wikipedia)
System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
It lives on the sandy or muddy seabed of the northern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, where it often partially buries itself in the substrate.
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = DD
View the Source2. Common sole (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
Wikidata Q27773: data deficient (P141).
- Child Taxon Of: Pleuronectiformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. Wikipedia: Common sole
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