Showing Food Lemon sole
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| Name | Lemon sole | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Microstomus kitt | ||||||||||
| Description | The lemon sole, Microstomus kitt, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is native to shallow seas around Northern Europe, where it lives on stony bottoms down to depths of about 200 metres . It grows up to 65 centimetres in length and reaches about 3 kilograms in weight. It is a popular food fish. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00583 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Aquatic foods | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Fishes | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Metazoa | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Chordata | ||||||||||
| Class | Actinopteri | ||||||||||
| Order | Pleuronectiformes | ||||||||||
| Family | Pleuronectidae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Microstomus | ||||||||||
| Species | kitt | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 172888 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Lemon sole | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008). — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. | ||||||||||