Biology:Solea (fish)

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Solea
Solea solea.jpg
Common sole (S. solea)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Solea
Quensel, 1806
Type species
Solea solea
Synonyms

Microbuglossus Günther, 1862

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:[1]

  • 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

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Solea in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q531725 entry