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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.

Rock Sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) 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.

Alternate Names

Rock Flounder, Broadfin, Roughback

Rock Sole
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Archipelago Marine Research Ltd.

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

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Rock Sole Yield Percentage & Recovery

Item To Skn/On Fillets To Skn/Off Fillets Notes
Whole Head/On gutted   42%  
Whole Head/Off gutted   32%  
Skin/On Fillets      

 

 

 

 

 

Rock Sole Recipes

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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
 

 

Rock Sole Sustainability Info

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

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