Norwegian record Common sole: 1.98 kg

About Common sole

The common sole (Solea solea), also called Dover sole, is a right-eyed flatfish, highly prized as food. It is oval and elongated, with small eyes close together on the right side. The dorsal and anal fins stretch along almost the whole body. The upper side is grey to reddish brown with darker blotches, and the underside is white. Most are 25 to 40 cm, with a maximum of about 70 cm and 3 to 4 kg. Soles prefer sand and mud at 10 to 60 m, lying half-buried by day and hunting worms, molluscs and small crustaceans at night. They spawn in spring in shallow water. The range runs from West Africa and the Mediterranean to Norway, as far north as the Trondheimsfjord. It is caught mostly in nets and trawls. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).

Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia

• Habitat: Saltvann
• Best month: September
• Red list status: LC (2021)

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