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Common sole

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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/

Facts
Scientific Name
Solea solea 2
Conservation Status
Data Deficient 1
Classification
System (Realm)
Marine 1
Sources
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
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2. Wikipedia: Common sole
WikipediaWikidata Q27773 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
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