VulnerableGrayfish
Alopias vulpinus
Bony fish · Pleuronectiformes · Soleidae
Solea solea
There is not enough information to assess its risk of extinction.
Like all flatfish it hatches with an eye on each side of the head, then goes through a metamorphosis in which one eye migrates round to the other side of the body.
Weight
up to 3 kg
Size
up to 70 cm
Life expectancy
26 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: ScienceDirect · FishBase · AnAge · Wiley
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 20 of 130.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Dover Sole — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about dover sole.
The pins mark the parks and dive sites where its presence is documented.
