Common sole
The common sole, Dover sole, or black sole (Solea solea) is a species of flatfish in the Soleidae family. It is a flatfish living on the sandy or muddy seabed of the northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea where it often semi-immerses itself in the substrate. The upper side is greyish-brown while the underside is white. It grows to a maximum length of about 70 cm (28 in). This fish is used for human consumption and is prized as a food fish. It is caught mostly by trawling on the seabed. Greenpeace considers the fishery unsustainable and has added the Greenland halibut to its seafood red list.
Description
The small eyes are close to each other on the right side of the body. This gives the fish the possibility of lurking half-buried in the sand for passing prey. The common sole, just like all other flatfishes, hatches as an "ordinary" fish with one eye on each side of the body. The young metamorphose to flatfish when they are about one cm long. The upper side is greyish-brown and the underside is white. The common sole approaches a maximum length of 70 cm (28 in).
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by Solea
Solea
by: SoleaI took a look around
and I noticed that a year had gone by
don't ask me where it went
she never said good bye
no time to make amends
oh well I guess I'll take it all in stride
it won't be long till I come home
this thing will even out so clearly
and this life is running circles around me
and all I want to do is see you smile
I've got time for one more line
but I know it's not that much
no
and you can't see me to the door
I took a drive alone
to see the sun set one more time
is this as good as it gets?
sit back and hold on tight
no time to make amends
oh well I guess I'll take it all in stride
it won't be long till I come home
this thing will even out so clearly
and this life is running circles around me
and all I want to do is see you smile
I've got time for one more line
but I know it's not that much
no
and you can't see me to the door
You've got to get around my way
can you hear me now?
You've got to get around my way
can you hear me now?
this thing will even out so clearly
and this life is running circles around me
and all I want to do is see you smile
I've got time for one more line
but I know it's not that much
no
and you can't see me to the door?