Common sole Solea solea Data deficient
Where the common sole lives – recorded in 12 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 245,166 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See bony fish on the world map
| Scientific name | Solea solea |
|---|---|
| Group | Bony fish |
| Status | Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 12 countries |
| Continents | Europe |
| Class | Ray-finned fish |
| Order | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family | Soleidae |
Where does the common sole live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common sole in 12 countries and territories across Europe.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the common sole endangered?
The common sole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the common sole?
The common sole (Solea solea) is a ray-finned fish in the order Pleuronectiformes and the family Soleidae, genus Solea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the common sole
The common sole, Dover sole, or black sole (Solea solea) is a species of flatfish in the family Soleidae. It is one of the largest fish in the Solea genus. It lives on the sandy or muddy seabed of the northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea where it often partially immerses itself in the substrate. The upper side is greyish-brown while the underside is white. It grows to a maximum length of about 70 cm (28 in). The species is prized as a food fish, being caught mostly by bottom trawling on the seabed.
The name "Dover" comes from Dover, the English fishing port landing the most sole in the 19th century.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common sole (revision 1313870591), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27773 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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