Solea (fish) explained

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

Other sources also mention:^[1]

• Solea Eocenica Woodward, 1910
• Solea PriscaCiobanu, 1977
• Solea RotundaPriem, 1914

Notes and References

1. Web site: solea. mindat.