Thick-Backed Sole

Fact File:

Common Name(s):
Thick-Backed Sole

Scientific Name:
Microchirus variegatus

Usual Size:
up to 20 cm

UK Record Weights from rod/line:

Shore:

Boat:

MAFF Minimum Size: Shore: Boat:
Identification:
This small sole has a brownish colouration to the upper surface with about 5 dark bars. The eyes are small.

Breeding:
Western English channel populations breed from February to July

Habitat:
Offshore

Food:

Range:
In UK waters, lives in the English Channel and Irish Sea.

Additional Notes:

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