Talk:Common sole

Identifying Feature

The Dover Sole is a prized catch and an expensive fish therefore it pays to know what to look for when buying. There are other similar looking fish. All true Dover Sole have a very distinctive eliptical black spot/tip to the upper pectoral fin (the fin in the middle, on top near the gill case opening). The photograph is poor and does not reflect this feature. No reputable or knowledgable fishmonger will sell a Dover Sole without this feature. Its cuisine is so highly regarded that most commercial fisherman are careful not to miss this Sole and likewise most pro chefs wont pay Dover Sole prices for a fish without the black tipped fin. The flesh is rather robust for a flat fish and wonderfully rich and Dovers are usually presented on the plate as whole unfilleted fish (minus the gut obviously) as they are so easy to dismantle and look fabulous. The main article needs to reflect the importance of the Dover a little more. I dont personnaly feel qualified to edit the main page but I suggest Alan Davidson's award winning and classic "North Atlantic Seafood" (1979) as a good start and excellent respected referrence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.26.107.105 (talk) 20:46, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

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What are there predators and prey?

Anyone know?

It says about hiding at the bottom with eyes looking up for predators but what animals try to munch them? Ganpati23 (talk) 18:29, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Update

Hello! I have recently done a project at university on the Common Sole. I want to add in some new references and update a couple of facts. Anna2624 (talk) 17:18, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

Confusion on species?

This article seems to have overlap with Microstomus pacificus. It is aimed at Atlantic/Mediterranean fish but has information from the Pacific. Any fish experts able to sort it out? LizardJr8 (talk) 17:44, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

@LizardJr8: Well spotted, the sections "Biology" and "Population status" were entirely about Microstomus pacificus. I have removed them. I think the rest is OK. DuncanHill (talk) 19:56, 23 June 2023 (UTC)