Description
English: Photo of Parophrys vetulus (English sole) at the Vancouver Aquarium
Date July 2005
Source Own work
Author Stan Shebs
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Stan_Shebs

The English sole (Parophrys vetulus) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy and muddy bottoms in estuaries and near shore areas, at depths of up to 550 metres (1,800 ft). It reaches up to 57 centimetres (22 in) in length, and can weigh up to 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb). Its native habitat is the Eastern Pacific, stretching from the coast of Baja California in the south to the Bering Sea in the north. The English sole is known in Spanish as platija limón, or lemon sole, a name by which it is also known in English, though the true lemon sole is a separate species, Microstomus kitt. Order: Pleuronectiformes, Family: Pleuronectidae.