Fish of the Microchirus genus of the Soleoidei subfamily of the Soleidae family of the Pleuronectoidei suborder of the Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Whiskered sole. Photo by © Stefano Guerrieri. fishbase.org)
Whiskered sole (Monochirus hispidus) was first described in 1814 by the American naturalist, zoologist, and botanist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783-1840).
It lives at a depth of 10-250 meters. It prefers to swim near the sandy and muddy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 20 cm; specimens up to 12 cm long are more common. It feeds on crustaceans and mollusks.
(Whiskered sole. Photo by © Stefano Guerrieri. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of whiskered sole (Monochirus hispidus) in other languages are as follows:
Gjuhëza lekurore (Albanian), Καψώρα (Kapsora) (Greek), Soldado (Spanish), Sogliola pelosa (Italian), Pelz-Seezunge (German), Szczeciniatka (Polish), Cascarra (Portuguese), Бородатая шиповатая солея (Borodataja shipovataja soleja) (Russian), List hrapavac (Serbian, Croatian), Hrapavi list (Slovenian), Tekyüzgeçlidil balığı (Turkish), Sole velue (French).