Egyptian sole
Solea aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Egyptian sole (Solea aegyptiaca) is a species of flatfish in the true sole family, Soleidae. It lives on the sandy or muddy seabed of the Mediterranean Sea, and is now colonising the Red Sea. It often semi-immerses itself in the substrate. The upper side is greyish-brown while the underside is white. It grows to a maximum length of about 70 cm (28 in). This fish is used for human consumption and is prized as a food fish. It is caught mostly by trawling on the seabed.
Wikipedia contributors, Egyptian sole; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:55.838479+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Solea aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927
- Name authority
- Chabanaud, 1927
- Common name
- Egyptian sole
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Soleidae
- Genus
- Solea
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familySoleidae Bonaparte, 1833
- genusSolea Quensel, 1806
- speciesSolea aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Solea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Solea capensis Gilchrist, 1902 | SoleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Solea elongata Day, 1877 | SoleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Solea ovata Richardson, 1846 | SoleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dover soleSolea solea (Linnaeus, 1758) | SoleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Solea turbynei Gilchrist, 1904 | SoleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Solea indica Günther, 1862 | SoleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Solea stanalandi Randall & McCarthy, 1989 | SoleidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Solea vulgaris aegyptiaca Chabanaud, 1927 Chabanaud, 1927 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Chabanaud, P. (1927). Les soles de l’Atlantique oriental nord et des mers adjacentes. Bulletin de l’Institut Océanographique (Monaco), 488: 1–67. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4Y58V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.