Fish of the Synapturichthys genus of the Soleoidei subfamily of the Soleidae family of the Pleuronectoidei suborder of the Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Klein’s sole. Photo by © A.M. Arias. ictioterm.es)
Klein’s sole (Synapturichthys kleinii) was first described in 1827 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845).
It lives at the depth of 20-460 meters. It prefers to swim near the sandy and muddy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 40 cm; specimens up to 15 cm are more common. It feeds on benthic invertebrates.
(Klein’s sole. Photo by © Borut Furlan. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent infrequent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Klein’s sole (Synapturichthys kleinii) in other languages are as follows:
Gjuhëza turke (Albanian), Κηλιδόγλωσσα (Kilidogljossa) (Greek), Lenguado de Klein (Spanish), Sogliola turca (Italian), Kleins Seezunge (German), Linguado-turco (Portuguese), Морской язык Клейна (Morskoj jazik Kljejna) (Russian), List crnorub ((Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian), Sole tachetée (French).