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Senegal sole

Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858

Status not recordedbony fish

The senegal sole (Solea senegalensis) is a species in the family Soleidae, order Pleuronectiformes.

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Quick facts about the senegal 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 senegal sole live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the senegal sole as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. China
  2. Tunisia

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the senegal 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 senegal sole classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPleuronectiformes
  5. familySoleidae
  6. genusSolea
  7. SpeciesSolea senegalensis Kaup, 1858

Synonyms Solea cleverleyi, Solea melanochira, Solea vulgaris melanochir, Solea vulgaris melanochira

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Senegalese soleEnglish
  • llenguado senegalèsCatalan
  • jazyk senegalskýCzech
  • SenegalseezungeGerman
  • LenguadoSpanish
  • senegalinanturanturaFinnish
  • SoleFrench
  • Linguado de pintasGalician
  • sogliola del SenegalItalian
  • Senegalese tongDutch
  • Linguado-brancoPortuguese
  • Сенегальская солеяRussian
  • Lenguado del SurSpanish
  • lenguado senegalésSpanish
  • Sole du SénégalFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the senegal sole

Other species in the same genus Solea.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the senegal sole an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the senegal sole as introduced in 2 countries: China and Tunisia, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the senegal sole?

The senegal sole (Solea senegalensis) belongs to the family Soleidae in the order Pleuronectiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Senegal sole (Solea senegalensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/senegal-sole

MLA

“Senegal sole (Solea senegalensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/senegal-sole.

BibTeX
@misc{senegal_sole_2026,
  title = {Senegal sole (Solea senegalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/senegal-sole},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}