Solenette: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the solenette lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Buglossidium luteum
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Pleuronectiformes
Family	Soleidae

Where does the solenette live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the solenette in 9 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 solenette endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the solenette?

The solenette (Buglossidium luteum) is a ray-finned fish in the order Pleuronectiformes and the family Soleidae, genus Buglossidium. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the solenette

The solenette or yellow sole, Buglossidium luteum, is a species of flatfish in the family Soleidae, and the only member of its genus. It is characterized by its small size, low-slung semi-circular mouth, and regularly placed dark fin rays. A common and widespread species, it is native to sandy bottoms in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is of little commercial value.

A fossil relative, †Buglossidium apsheronskiense Bannikov, 2001 is known from the Early Miocene of the North Caucasus, Russia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Solenette (revision 1315375127), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q244454 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).