Lemon sole

Lemon sole
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Microstomus
Species:
M. kitt
Binomial name
Microstomus kitt
(Walbaum, 1792)
Range of the lemon sole
Synonyms
  • Pleuronectes kitt Walbaum, 1792
  • Pleuronectes microcephalus Donovan, 1803
  • Pleuronectes laevis Shaw, 1803
  • Platessa pola Cuvier, 1829
  • Microstomus latidens Gottsche, 1835
  • Pleuronectes gilli Steindachner, 1868

The lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is native to shallow seas around Northern Europe, where it lives on stony bottoms down to depths of about 1,400 metres (4,600 ft). It grows up to 65 centimetres (26 in) in length and reaches about 3 kilograms (6.6 lb) in weight.[2][3]

It is a popular food fish.

  1. ^ Munroe, T.A. (2021). "Microstomus kitt". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T18227047A162705396. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T18227047A162705396.en. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Microstomus kitt". FishBase.
  3. ^ Picton, B.E.; Morrow, C.C. (2005). "Microstomus kitt". Encyclopaedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. Habitas Online. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2009-04-28.

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