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Rex sole

Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington, 1879

Status not recordedbony fish

The rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus) is a species in the family Pleuronectidae, order Pleuronectiformes.

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Quick facts about the rex sole

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rex sole live?

Not recorded

Is the rex sole endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the rex sole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPleuronectiformes
  5. familyPleuronectidae
  6. genusGlyptocephalus
  7. SpeciesGlyptocephalus zachirus Lockington, 1879

Synonyms Errex zachirus

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • platija reySpanish
  • plie royaleFrench
  • ヒレナガナメタJapanese
  • Длинноперый малоротRussian
  • 美洲美首鰈Chinese
  • sole américaineFrench
  • Длиннопёрая длинная камбалаRussian
  • камбала малоротая длиннопераRussian
  • Kамбала малоротая длиннопераяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rex sole

Other species in the same genus Glyptocephalus.

Flet

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

PleuronectidaeNo free photo yet

Hireguro

Glyptocephalus stelleri

PleuronectidaeNo free photo yet

CompareRex sole vs FletRex sole vs HireguroRex sole vs Willowy flounder

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rex sole?

The rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus) belongs to the family Pleuronectidae in the order Pleuronectiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rex-sole

MLA

“Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rex-sole.

BibTeX
@misc{rex_sole_2026,
  title = {Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rex-sole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}