CategoryFishes of the Adriatic. Guide-book

Fish of the Zeugopterus genus of the Scophthalmidae (turbots) family of the Pleuronectoidei suborder of the Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Eckström’s topknot. Photo by © Víctor Cebollada. commons.wikimedia.org) Eckström‘s topknot (Zeugopterus regius) was first described in 1788 by the French naturalist Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752-1804). It lives at the depth…

Fish of the Symphurus genus of the Soleoidei subfamily of the Soleidae family of the Pleuronectoidei suborder of the Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Solenette. Photo by © Hans Hillewaert. flickr.com/photos/bathyporeia) Solenette (Buglossidium luteum) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It lives at the depth…

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. (Foureyed sole. Photo by © Stefano Guerrieri. fishbase.org) Foureyed sole (Microchirus ocellatus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778).…

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. (Thickback sole. Photo by © A.M. Arias. ictioterm.es) Thickback sole (Microchirus variegatus) was first described in 1808 by the Anglo-Irish writer, natural history illustrator, and amateur zoologist Edward Donovan…

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…

Fish of the Pegusa genus of the Soleoidei subfamily of the Soleidae family of the Pleuronectoidei suborder of the Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Adriatic sole. Photo by © A.M. Arias. ictioterm.es) Adriatic sole (Pegusa impar) was first described in 1840 by the British surgeon and traveler Frederick Debell Bennett (1806-1859).…

Fish of the Pegusa genus of the Soleoidei subfamily of the Soleidae family of the Pleuronectoidei suborder of the Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Sand sole. Photo by © Dr Hilmar Hinz. marlin.ac.uk) Sand sole (Pegusa lascaris) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845). It lives…

Fish of the Pegusa genus of the Soleoidei subfamily of the Soleidae family of the Pleuronectoidei suborder of the Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder. (Blackhand sole. Photo by © Vitaly Giragosov. fishbase.org) Blackhand sole (Pegusa nasuta) was first described in 1814 by the Prussian and Russian naturalist and traveler Peter Simon…

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. (Egyptian sole. Photo by © Sergey Bogorodsky. fishbase.org) Egyptian sole (Solea aegyptiaca) was first described in 1927 by the French ichthyologist and herpetologist Paul Chabanaud (1876-1959). It lives at…

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…

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…