Other Soles

These include:

• The sand sole (also known as French sole), Pegusa lascaris, ranges from the Mediterranean to Britain, length up to 35 cm (14").

• The thickback sole, Microchirus variegatus, is somewhat smaller but has a thicker body.

• Klein’ sole (not a name which fishmongers would use, but the only available English name), Synapturichthys kleinii, is a Mediterranean species of fine quality.

• The black sole, Brachirus orientalis, is a species of the Indo-Pacific.