MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Solea Quensel, 1806

ERMS taxon details

Solea Quensel, 1806

Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758)

AphiaID

126132 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126132)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Solea vulgaris Quensel, 1806 accepted as Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parent

Soleidae Bonaparte, 1833

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Species Solea aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927
Species Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858
Species Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Solea impar Bennett, 1831 accepted as Pegusa impar (Bennett, 1831)
Species Solea kleinii (Risso, 1827) accepted as Synapturichthys kleinii (Risso, 1827)
Species Solea lascaris (Risso, 1810) accepted as Pegusa lascaris (Risso, 1810) (synonym)
Species Solea vulgaris Quensel, 1806 accepted as Solea solea (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)

Environment

marine, brackish, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Quensel, C. (1806). Försök att närmare bestämma och naturligare uppställa svenska arterna af flunderslägte. K. Sven. Vetenskapsakad. Handl. 27: 44-56 (continues on pp. 203-233)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47002041
page(s): 53 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Solea Quensel, 1806. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=126132 on 2026-03-08

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Solea Quensel, 1806. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php/js/10.1080/10.1017/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126132 on 2026-03-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2005-02-24 15:12:48Z

changed

Claus, Simon

2013-03-11 16:03:40Z

checked

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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original description Quensel, C. (1806). Försök att närmare bestämma och naturligare uppställa svenska arterna af flunderslägte. K. Sven. Vetenskapsakad. Handl. 27: 44-56 (continues on pp. 203-233)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47002041
page(s): 53 [details]

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). 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, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in RoR) [details]