What is a lemon outsole?

Lemon sole is a flat fish that belongs to the Pleuronectidae family and lives in shallow waters off the coast of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is dark green on Ruddy Brown in color and sometimes seen, with the white underside. Like other plates, he has a small mouth, his eyes only on the left side of his head and swims on his right side. These types of fish are often called winter plans; In cold weather they migrate near the coast, where they stay until spring. Other common names include English sole and Southern Lemon Sole.

The lemon outsole emerges from winter to early spring in shallow areas and then leaves for deeper water. The female lemon sole lays up to 600,000 eggs, although most of them do not hatch. They are laid in clusters and hatch for two to three weeks. Unlike adults, their eyes are on the right side of the head; After hatching, however, a few weeks later they migrate to the left. These Hatchlings grow as abstained by the first year of life 4 inches (100 mm) and at maturityI reach up to 2 feet (60 cm).

survival is not easy for these fish because they are affected by many other species. Striped bass, mackerel, winter skates and toadfish feed on eggs and larvae. Mature lemon soles were ate with Atlantic cod, Monkfish, Bluefish and many others. Birds such as striped sea robin, seagulls, cormorars and sea ravens, also prey to them.

Although it is omnipotent, their diet consists mainly of shrimp, worms, small clams and other invertebrates. Most of the plants they consume seem to be randomly consumed. The diet varies depending on what it has. They only feed during the day and are all inactive at night. During the winter, very little food is consumed and this time they can stop eating completely.

These fish are very sensitive to polluted water and may stop feeding in areas contaminated with oil. OilMent in water can lead to lymphocystitis or fins and can be fatal for lemon sole. Pesticides in the water also lead to high mortality in both larvae and ripe fish.

Several thousand tons of these delicious fish are harvested every year and consumes around the world. They are hunted strongly only after the east coast of the United States. Measures are now taken to ensure that areas with high lemon soles are not exaggerated in the future to prevent possible threats.