common sole

species of fish
Taxon taxon Q27773
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common sole

Summary

common sole is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,108 views/month, #1,333 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • common sole's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • common sole's instance of is recorded as food[4].
  • common sole is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • common sole's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Data Deficient[6].
  • common sole belongs to the parent taxon Solea[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, common sole is Solea solea[8].
  • common sole's Commons category is recorded as Solea solea[9].
  • common sole's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Solea solea[10].
  • common sole's Commons gallery is recorded as Solea solea[11].
  • common sole's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[12].
  • common sole's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • common sole's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. solea'}[14].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lengua'}[15].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lenguado Común'}[16].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lenguao'}[17].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sole'}[18].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sole Commune'}[19].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Sole'}[20].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Sole'}[21].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dover Sole'}[22].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Parkgate Sole'}[23].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'River Sole'}[24].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sea Partridge'}[25].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Slip'}[26].
  • common sole is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Southport Sole'}[27].

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Classification

common sole's scientific name is Solea solea[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Solea[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lengua'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lenguado Común'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lenguao'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sole'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sole Commune'}[19], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black Sole'}[20].

Identifiers

common sole's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 55396[28]. common sole's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 90069[29]. common sole's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5214139[30]. common sole's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173002[31].

Why It Matters

common sole ranks in the top 0.68% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,108 views/month, #1,333 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ban', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs'
    Gnd id → 4449279-0
    Sitelink count → 47
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  2. 7w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual index id → i49743
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  3. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Solea
    Instance of → taxon, food
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