Solea Quensel, 1806
Anterior nostril on blind side normal (Solea group) or enlarged (Pegusa group). Dorsal fin beginning either on upper or on anterior profile of head; pectoral fins present on both sides, with at least 7 finrays. Supratemporal branch of lateral line forming a rounded curve; scales rectangular, intercanalicular striae a little sinuous, longer than width of intercanalicular zone (Solea type).
See family for biology, etc.
Species at least 13; in Clofnam area 7.
Recent revision: Quignard et al. (1984) (only Solea vulgaris and S. aegyptiaca).
Species of this genus in the program:
Solea aegyptiaca
Solea impar
Solea kleinii
Solea lascaris
Solea nasuta
Solea senegalensis
Solea vulgaris