Fish of the Solea genus of the Soleoidei subfamily of the Soleidae family of the Pleuronectoidei suborder of the Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Common sole. Photo by © Hans Hillewaert. wikipedia.org)
Common sole (Solea solea) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).
It lives at depths of up to 150 meters, usually 10-60 meters. It prefers to swim near the sandy and muddy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 70 cm; specimens up to 35 cm long are more common. The maximum weight is 3 kg. It feeds on worms, mollusks, and crustaceans during nighttime.
(Common sole. Photo by © Hans Hillewaert. wikipedia.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of common sole (Solea solea) in other languages are as follows:
Gjuhëza e zakonshme (Albanian), Морски език (Morski yezik) (Bulgarian), Tong (Dutch), Γλώσσα (Gljossa) (Greek), Sandal matzui (Hebrew), Lenguado común (Spanish), Sogliola (Italian), Seezunge (German), Sola zwyczajna (Polish), Linguado legítimo (Portuguese), Европейская солея (Evropejskaja soleja) (Russian), List (Serbian, Croatian), Morski list (Slovenian), Dil balığı (Turkish), Sole commune (French).