deepwater sole

Bathysolea profundicola

Soleid Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

deepwater sole is known from Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Bathysolea
Maximum length: 21 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: southern Ireland to Angola; penetrated the Strait of Gibraltar without establishing widespread or abundant populations in the Mediterranean Sea. Reported from the Canary Islands (Ref. 5304 ), Sicily and Corsica (Ref. 4710 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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