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Solenette

Buglossidium luteum · Flatfish

Solenette
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
What fish is this?Identify a fish from a photo

A very small, sole-shaped flatfish of sandy bottoms, found from Scotland southwards including the North Sea.[1]

How to recognise it

  • Tiny sole-like flatfish, usually under 20 cm and commonly about 8 cm.[1]
  • On the blind side the pectoral fin is reduced to one long ray and one or two short ones.[1]

When and where

Found over
sand[1]

Sources

  1. FishBase: Buglossidium luteum

These notes are a draft: we gathered them from the sources above and are still checking them. We don't work out best times for this fish yet. The size rules come from the same checked byelaws as every other fish.

Size and bag limit

Minimum size
Sizes vary along the coast. Pick your spot to see the rule there.
Bag limit
None set for the whole UK.
Minimum sizes around the UK
AreaMinimum size
Kent & Essex IFCANone
Sussex IFCANone
Southern IFCANone
Devon & Severn IFCANone
Cornwall IFCANone
Isles of Scilly IFCANot checked yet
North Western IFCANone
North Eastern IFCANot checked yet
Northumberland IFCANot checked yet
Eastern IFCANone
Welsh GovernmentNot checked yet
Scottish GovernmentNot checked yet
DAERA (Northern Ireland)Not checked yet