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Arnoglossus lanterna (Wallbaum, 1792)     (up to 10cm)
(Pleuronectes lanterna Wallbaum, 1729, Pleuronectes arnoglossus Bonaparte, 1833, Pleuronectes conspersus Canestrini, 1861, Arnoglossus macrostoma Norman, 1934)

Pt: Areeiro, Carta
Sp: Serrandell, Pèluda, Pèlada, Pelua, Tapacoulos, Lliseria
Fr: Fausse limande, Perpeire, Rombou, Roumbore, Arnoglosse velu
It: Suacia, Cianchetta, Suacia cianchetta
Cr: Plosnatica bljedica, Plosnatica ruziena, Plosnatica zucka, Plosnatica veleusta, Pataraca bljedica, Platusica bljedica, Platnica bljedica
Ger: Lammzunge
En: Scaldfish, Megrim

  
Arnoglossus kessleri  (Schmidt) 1915     (up to 8cm)

Sp: Peluda
Fr: Fausse limande
It: Suacia fosca
Cr: Plosnatica tamnusa
Ger: Dunkle Fahnenlammzunge
En: Kessler's scaldfish

  
Arnoglossus thori Kyle, 1913      (up to 14cm)

Sp: Peludilla
Fr: Fausse limande a museau obtuse, Arnoglosse a museau obtuse
It: Suacia mora
Cr: Plosnatica barjaktarka
Ger: Fahnenlammzunge
En: Thor's scaldfish

  
Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)     (up to 25cm)
(Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809, Pleuronectes mancus Risso, 1810, Rhombus podas Bonaparte, 1833, Platophrys mancus Chabanaud, 1933, Platophrys podas Fowler, 1936, Rhomboidichthys podas Soljan, 1936)

Pt: Carta, Carteta, Solha
Sp: Podàs, Padàs, Rodoballo, Pedazo, Remol
Fr: Platophrys, Rombou, Bothus
It: Rombo di rena, Rombo d'arena, Rombo bastardo
Cr: Poclopac glatki, Poklopac razok
Al: Rombi reror
Gr: Kalkànion
Ag: Fausse limande, Tapacoui;
Ger: Augenfleckiger Steinbutt, Glattdeckel
En: Wide-eyed flounder

  
Pegusa impar (Bennett) 1831      (up to 25cm)
(Solea impar)

Fr: Sole adriatique
It: Sogliola adriatica
Cr: List Jadrancic
Al: Shoiza adriatike
Ger: Adriatische Seezunge
En: Adriatic sole

  
Phrynorhombus regius (Bonnaterre, 1788)     (up to 16cm)
(Pleuronectes regius Bonnaterre, 1788, Rhombus unimaculatus Risso, 1826, Scophthalmus unimaculatus Kyle, 1913, Phrynorhombus unimaculatus Soljan, 1963)

Sp: Pelaya miseres
Fr: Cardine chevelue
It: Rombo peloso
Cr: Poklopac kosmati
Ger: Einfleckige Scholle, Haariger Deckel
En: Haired cover

  
Platicthys flesus (Norman, 1934)     (up to 40cm)
(Pleuronectes luscus Pallas, 1811, Platessa passer Bonaparte, 1837, Pleuronectes italicus Gunther, 1862, Platichthys flesus Norman, 1934, Pleuronectes flesus Soljan, 1963)

Pt: Solha, Solha das pedras, Azevia, Acedia
Sp: Platija, Palaya, Platusa, Plataja, Acedin
Fr: Flet, Flat, Flondre, Plana, Plie, Barba, Fleurin, Picaud
It: Passera pianuzza, Passera nera
Cr: Iverak, Ploca, Plat, Poluriba, Pasara
Al: Ushojze
Tu: Kalcan
Eg: Kalkan
Ger: Flunder, Struffbutt
En: Flounder

  
Monochirus hispidus Rafinesque 1814     (usually up to 13cm)
(Solea monochirus)

Pt: Linguado, Cascarra, Tapa-cu
Sp: Soldado, Soldao, Peluda d'arga, Llenguado de fonera, Sanremus
Fr: Sole velue, Monochire velu, Sole herissèe, Sole crinèe, Sole aprèe, Sola d'argua, Solla d'arga, Borruda pialuda, Pala
It: Sogliola pelosa, Zanchetta pelosa
Cr: List hrapavac, List kosmatic, List dlakavac, List jednokrilac
Ag: Lengouao
Ger: Pelzige Seezunge, Rauhe Seezunge
En: Wiskered sole

  
Solea ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758)     (up to 20cm)
(Pleuronectes ocellatus Linnaeus, 1758, Solea oculata Bonaparte, 1833, Quesnelia ocellata Chabanaud, 1933, Monochirus ocellatus Fowler, 1936, Microchirus ocellatus Torchio, 1973)

Pt: Linguado
Sp: Tambor real, Soldat, Llenguado, Lengue de San Pere, Lengu de San Pau, Peluda
Fr: Sole ocellèe, Sole juive, Sola de fount, Pègouse
It: Sogliola occhiuta
Cr: List pecatar
Al: Shojza me vule, Shojza me vulosur
Gr: Glossa
Ag: Sole, Sole juive
Ger: Augenfleckige Seezunge, Gestempelte Seezunge
En: Eyed sole, Seal sole

  
Solea vulgaris Quensel, 1806     (up to 35cm)
(?Pleuronectes solea Linnaeus, 1758, Solea solea Fowler, 1936)

Pt: Linguado
Sp: Lenguado, Llenguado, Suela, Pelaya, Peluda
Fr: Sole, Sole commune, Sole gris, Limande, Lingua, Palaiga, Perdis de mar, Camarde, Garlizen, Ruardos, Pala (juv), Ruardon (juv)
It: Sogliola, Sogliola comune, Sogliola vera, Sogliola volgare
Cr: List
Al: Shojza, Gjuheza e detit
Ma: Linguata
Gr: Glossa, Chomatida
Eg: Sfolia, Balaja
Ts: Glossa, Vouglos
Ag: Sole vraie, Sola, Houtat sidna sliman
Mo: Lenguado comùn
Ger: Seezunge, Gemeine zunge, Zungescholle
En: Sole, Common sole, Dover sole, Slip

  
Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque 1810      (up to 12cm)
(Amnopleurops lacteus)

Sp: Pelada
Fr: Sole languette
It: Lingua di cane
Cr: Listic jezicac
Ger: Hundzunge
En: Tongue-sole

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Abbreviations:
Pt: Portugal
Sp: Spain
Ba: Baleares
Cat: Catalan
Fr: France
Co: Corsica
It: Italy
Cr: Croatia
Al: Albania
Ma: Malta
Gr: Greece
Tu: Turkey
Le: Lebanon
Is: Israel
Cy: Cyprus
Eg: Egypt
Lb: Libya
Ts: Tunisia
Ag: Algeria
Mo: Morocco
Ger: Germany
En: English

(the Greek, Arab and Hebrew names have been phonetically transcribed in Latin characters)