Sole-Rock Sole

Rock Sole Flavor Scale

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Rock Sole Flavor Profile

 Rock Sole have a mild, sweet flavor with small tender flakes and a medium texture.  They are a little more flavorful and firm than Lemon Sole.  Fillets are thin.

Alternate Names

 Rock Flounder, Broadfin, Roughback

Description

 Average commercial market weight is under 5 lbs for a whole Rock Sole.  However, the fish is usually only sold as skin-off fillets which are marketed in various size categories per oz, such as 2/4, 4/6, 6/10 or sometimes as 1/3, 3/5, 5/7, and 8/up.

Range & Habitat

 Rock Sole are actually a Flounder, not a Sole, but are called "Sole" because the term is more marketable.  They are a Pacific flounder found from California to the Alaskan Bering Sea.  It is also caught in the oceans from Japan to Russia.

Typical Wholesale Products

 Dressed, Steaks, Fillets

Fresh Rock Sole Availability

Fresh product available in limited amounts all year.

 

Rock Sole Yield Factors

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rock Sole Nutritional Information based upon a 6 oz (171 grams) raw edible serving. * Calories/Calories from fat 151 * Protein grams  32 * Fat grams  1.7 * Saturated fat grams  0 * Sodium milligrams  137 * Cholesterol milligrams  0 * Omega-3 grams  0

 

Additional Resources:

National Marine Fisheries Service	Seafood Watch