WoRMS taxon details
Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858
127159 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127159)
accepted
Species
Solea cleverleyi Gilchrist, 1906 · unaccepted
Solea melanochira Moreau, 1874 · unaccepted
Solea vulgaris melanochir Moreau, 1874 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Solea vulgaris melanochira Moreau, 1874 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Subspecies Solea senegalensis mbaoensis Pellegrin, 1907 accepted as Dicologlossa cuneata (Moreau, 1881)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kaup, J. J. (1858). Uebersicht der Soleinae, der vierten Subfamilie der Pleuronectidae. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> v. 24 (pt. 1): 94-104. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127159 on 2025-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Kaup, J. J. (1858). Uebersicht der Soleinae, der vierten Subfamilie der Pleuronectidae. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> v. 24 (pt. 1): 94-104. [details]
original description (of Solea cleverleyi Gilchrist, 1906) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1906). Descriptions of fifteen new South African fishes, with notes on other species. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> v. 4: 143-171, Pls. 37-51. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Solea cleverleyi Gilchrist, 1906) Gilchrist, J. D. F. (1906). Descriptions of fifteen new South African fishes, with notes on other species. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> v. 4: 143-171, Pls. 37-51. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Lin, Y.; Gao, Z.; Zhan, A. (2015). Introduction and use of non-native species for aquaculture in China: status, risks and management solutions. <em>Reviews in Aquaculture.</em> 7(1): 28-58., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12052 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Streftaris, N., A. Zenetos & E. Papathanassiou. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. <em>Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 43: 419-453. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Lutaenko, K.A.; Furota, T.; Nakayama; S.; Shin, K.; Xu, J. (2013). Atlas of Marine Invasive Species in the NOWPAP Region. Beijing: NOWPAP DINRAC (Northwest Pacific Action Plan, Data and Information Network Regional Center). 189 pp. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Lutaenko, K.A.; Furota, T.; Nakayama; S.; Shin, K.; Xu, J. (2013). Atlas of Marine Invasive Species in the NOWPAP Region. Beijing: NOWPAP DINRAC (Northwest Pacific Action Plan, Data and Information Network Regional Center). 189 pp. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species impact Chinese part of the Yellow Sea (Marine Region) Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression[details]
Introduced species impact Chinese part of the Yellow Sea (Marine Region) Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Chinese part of the Yellow Sea (Marine Region) Aquaculture [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan | llenguado senegalès | [details] |
| Dutch | Senegalese tong | [details] |
| English | Senegal sole | [details] |
| French | Sole du Sénégal | [details] |
| Italian | sogliola del Senegal | [details] |
| Spanish | lenguado senegalés | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (14 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Solea melanochira Moreau, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Solea cleverleyi Gilchrist, 1906)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Solea senegalensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Solea cleverleyi Gilchrist, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Solea melanochira Moreau, 1874)
To FishBase images (Solea senegalensis, Spain, by Canosa, C. & B.F. Souto)
To GenBank (62066 nucleotides; 92380 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Solea melanochira Moreau, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Solea cleverleyi Gilchrist, 1906)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Solea senegalensis)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Solea cleverleyi Gilchrist, 1906)
To FishBase (from synonym Solea melanochira Moreau, 1874)
To FishBase images (Solea senegalensis, Spain, by Canosa, C. & B.F. Souto)
To GenBank (62066 nucleotides; 92380 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)
To PESI
To ITIS
