Solea vulgaris : Drawing of a living Sole, ...lying in a shallow dish of white porcelain full of sea-water and exposed to strong daylight from a south window.
Solea vulgaris : Drawing of a living Sole, lying on coarse bright-coloured gravel, in a shallow porcelain dish full of sea-water, and exposed to daylight from a south window.
Solea vulgaris : Lower (left) side of the Common Sole. Two specimens of the parasite Plyllonella soleae are shown on the skin behind the head just below the lateral line.
Solea vulgaris : Body cavity of the female Common Sole after all the viscera have been removed except the ovary and kidneys, which are lift in situ. The wooden rod passes through the anus, the blue probe pass through the external aperture of the common oviduct up into the left ovary, the black bristle passes into the urinary bladder which lies beneath the oviduct.
Solea vulgaris : Body cavity of the male Common Sole after all the viscera have been removed except the testes and kidneys, which are left in situ.... The wooden rod passes through the anus, the black bristle passes into the urinary bladder, which lies beneath the cords containing the testicular ducts.
Solea vulgaris : Skeleton of the Common Sole; the branchial arches, jaws, and bones of the paired fins have been removed, all the other bones are in their natural position in relation to one another (1); One of the dorsal fin-rays; a, from the side; b, from the front (2).
Solea vulgaris : General view of the musculature of the common sole seen from the right side, after removal of the skin. The superficial abductors of the ventral fin have been removed, to expose the elevators and depressors of the ventral fin-rays which lie beneath them; the same dissection has been made along the anterior fourth of the dorsal fin.
Description: English: Exhibit in the Swedish Museum of Natural History - Stockholm, Sweden. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction. Date: 14 September 2014, 09:13:04. Source: Own work. Author: Daderot.