Elongate Sole
Solea elongata Day, 1877
First described in: Day, F. (1877). The fishes of India; being a natural history of the fishes known to inhabit the seas and fresh waters of India, Burma, and Ceylon. Part 3: 369-552, Pls. 79-138.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution in the area. Not endemic. Recorded from the lower Shatt Al-Arab.
A Critical Checklist of the Inland Fishes Native to the Euphrates and Tigris Drainages
description
Description: Body elongate and flat. Eyes on right side, small, separated by a scaly space, half the eye diameter; mouth small, curved, cleft reaching to below middle of lower eye. Dorsal and anal fins separated from caudal fin; pectoral fins well developed, symmetrical; pelvic fins short, symmetrical. Colour brownish or greyish, spotted or blotched darker; the markings are more distinct near the edge of the body, and often tend to form irregular vertical bands; a black blotch present on distal part of pectoral fin. Size: 30 cm.
An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal
distribution
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Persian Gulf to the west and east coast of India and Sri Lanka.
An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal
materials_examined
Material examined: 1 ex.; 03.08.10; Mohana, Reg. No. MARC / ZSI / F 1485.
An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5214144.