Diagnostic Description
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Body rather deep. Its depth two to three times in standard length. Mout very small, not reaching lower eye. Lateral line with a slight curve above pectoral fin; scales 110-125. First interhaemal spine not projecting in front of anal fin. Dorsal finrays 85 to 97. Anal finrays 69 to 76; eyed side marbled with thick skin and partly embedded cycloid scales. Colour generally warm brown with irregular mahogany markings and flecks of yellow and green on the eyed side.
- Alegre, M., J. Lleonart & J. Veny. - 1992Espècies Pesqueres d'interès comercial. Nomenclatura oficial catalana. Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Cultura, DARP, TERMCAT. 64 pp. Catalog On Line. Fishbase: ICLARM .
- Muus, B.J. & P. Dahlström. - 1971 Guia de los peces de mar. Pesca, Biología, Importancia económica. Ed. Omega, S.A. Barcelona. 259 pp.
Distribution
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Eastern Atlantic, from the Bay of Biscay to the White Sea and off Iceland.
Size
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To about 45 cm, seldom more than 20-30 cm.
Brief Summary
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Benthic, lives on a wide range of bottoms from mud (exceptionally), and sand, gravel, even rocky grounds,in depths of 20-200 m,particularly on offshore banks.Feeds on a variety of small invertebrates, but worms seem to dominate. Apparently they do not feed in wintertime. It spawns in spring and summer in depths of 100 m. It becomes sexually mature at 3-4 years (males), 4-6 years (females), and may live for 17 years.
Benefits
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It is a moderately important food-fish, caught mainly in trawls. The most common fishing techniques are "demersal bottom trawling" and "small flatfish (flounders, soles) bottom trawling". The total catch reported for this species to FAO for 1999 was 14 152 t. The countries with the largest catches were UK (5 010 t) and Iceland (1 860 t). Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, microwaved and baked.
Diagnostic Description
provided by Fishbase
Small head and mouth. Body is oval. Skin is marbled and smooth. Lateral line almost straight, slight curve above the pectoral fin (Ref. 35388).
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- Arlene G. Sampang-Reyes
Life Cycle
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Spawning is mainly confined to depths of 55-91 m in the northwestern North Sea and commences at a minimum temperature of 6.5 °C in Scottish waters. Sex ratio is about 1:1, but females progressively predominate upon sexual maturity.
- Recorder
- Crispina B. Binohlan
Migration
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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
Trophic Strategy
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Generally feeds on sedentary or near sedentary prey, mainly polychaetes; feeding activity seasonal, ceasing almost completely during winter (December) and peaking around April to August (Ref. 6112).
- Recorder
- Crispina B. Binohlan
Biology
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Lives most often on stony bottoms. Feeds on a variety of small invertebrates, but polychaetes seem to dominate. Apparently they do not feed in wintertime (Ref. 9900). Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).
Importance
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fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
Lemon sole
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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 165 centimetres (65 in) in length and reaches about 19 kilograms (42 lb) in weight.[1][2]
It is a popular food fish.
Identification
The lemon sole is a right-eyed flatfish with a small head and mouth and smooth, slimy skin. The upper surface is reddish brown in colour, mottled with pink and orange and flecks of yellow and green, and a prominent orange patch is typically found behind the pectoral fin, around which the lateral line also curves. The underside of the fish is white. Adults can reach lengths of up to 65 centimetres (26 in), but most measure around 20–30 centimetres (8–12 in).[1][2]
Origin of the name
The fish is not a true sole, nor does it have the taste of lemon. The English name probably comes from the French name: limande or sole limande. The French term limande may come from the French word lime, meaning "file" (a tool used to smooth metal, wood, etc.), possibly referring to the texture of the fish's skin. Some other authors suggest that "limande" may also come from the French word limon (which means "silt").[3]
Fishing
In 2007 the European Union fishing quota, or Total Allowable Catch (TAC), for lemon sole (and witch) was 6,175 tonnes, of which 3,716 tonnes were caught, mostly by UK fishermen. The quota for both 2008 and 2009 was 6,793 tonnes.[4][5]
The Marine Conservation Society rates lemon sole at 3 or 4 on its sustainability scale (where 1 is best and 5 is worst) depending on how and where it is caught.[6][7]
See also
Several other species of flatfish are known as lemon soles:
References
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Lemon sole: Brief Summary
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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 165 centimetres (65 in) in length and reaches about 19 kilograms (42 lb) in weight.
It is a popular food fish.
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