Lemon sole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the lemon sole lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Microstomus kitt
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Pleuronectiformes
Family	Pleuronectidae

Where does the lemon sole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lemon sole in 11 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 lemon sole endangered?

The lemon sole’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the lemon sole?

The lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) is a ray-finned fish in the order Pleuronectiformes and the family Pleuronectidae, genus Microstomus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the lemon sole

The lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is native to shallow seas around Northern Europe, where it lives on stony bottoms down to depths of about 1,400 metres (4,600 ft). It grows up to 65 centimetres (26 in) in length and reaches about 3 kilograms (6.6 lb) in weight.

It is a popular food fish.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lemon sole (revision 1315120823), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q127463 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).