Solenette
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The solenette or yellow sole, Buglossidium luteum, is a species of flatfish in the family Soleidae, and the only member of its genus. It is characterized by its small size, low-slung semi-circular mouth, and regularly placed dark fin rays. A common and widespread species, it is native to sandy bottoms in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is of little commercial value.
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Least Concernsolenette
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPleuronectiformes
- FamilySoleidae
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- acedía mariella
- short name
- B. luteum
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The solenette or yellow sole, Buglossidium luteum, is a species of flatfish in the family Soleidae, and the only member of its genus. It is characterized by its small size, low-slung semi-circular mouth, and regularly placed dark fin rays. A common and widespread species, it is native to sandy bottoms in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is of little commercial value.
A fossil relative, †Buglossidium apsheronskiense Bannikov, 2001 is known from the Early Miocene of the North Caucasus, Russia.
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