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Rex Sole Flavor Profile

Like other Flounder, Rex Sole have mild, sweet flesh with small, firm flakes and flesh which is white when raw as well as when cooked.

Rex Sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus) Description

Rex Sole are actually a Flounder, not a Sole, but are called "Sole" because the term is more marketable.  Rex Sole grow to about 2 feet.  Maximum weight of Rex Sole is about 4 1/2 lbs.

Rex Sole
picture (Glzac_u0.jpg) by
Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.  

 

Typical Wholesale Products

Whole, Dressed, H&G, Fillets

Rex Sole Availability

Fresh Rex Sole availability chart:  green areas show peak availability, light green indicate limited availability.   Rex Sole is a by-catch fish and so has inconsistent availability.

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Rex Sole Yield Percentage & Recovery

Item To Skn/On Fillets To Skn/Off Fillets Notes
Whole Head/On gutted   51%
  
Whole Head/Off gutted   39%  
Skin/On Fillets      

 

Range & Habitat

Rex sole are found in the eastern Pacific, from the Bering Sea to Baja California in Mexico, and in the western Pacific from the Sea of Japan to the Russian coast.  They dwell at depths up to 3000 feet deep.

Rex Sole Range
AquaMaps     Data sources: GBIF OBIS

 

Alternate Names

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Rex Sole Nutritional Information

based upon a 6 oz (171 grams) raw edible serving

* Calories/Calories from fat 156
* Protein grams  32.3
* Fat grams  2.04
* Saturated fat grams  .485
* Sodium milligrams  56
* Cholesterol milligrams  82
* Omega-3 grams  .3
 

 

Rex Sole Sustainability Info

This window is a link to the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program info on Sole.

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