Sole (fish)

Sole is a

The word sole in English, French, and Italian comes from its resemblance to a sandal, Latin solea.^[2][3] In other languages, it is named for the tongue, e.g. Greek glóssa (γλώσσα), German Seezunge, Dutch zeetong or tong or the smaller and popular sliptong (young sole), Hungarian nyelvhal, Spanish lenguado, Chinese lung lei (龍脷, 'dragon tongue'), Arabic lisan Ath-thawr (‏لسان الثور‎) (for the common sole) meaning 'the tongue of ox' in Qosbawi accent, Turkish dil.

A partial list of common names for species referred to as sole include:

• In the sole suborder Soleoidei:
  • The
    true soles, Soleidae, including the common or Dover sole
    , Solea solea. These are the only fishes called soles in Europe.
  • The
    Achiridae
    , sometimes classified among the Soleidae.
  • The
    Cynoglossidae
    , whose common names usually include the word 'tongue'.
• Several species of righteye flounder in the family Pleuronectidae, including the lemon sole, the Pacific Dover sole, and the petrale sole.