| Common name | French sole |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Territory | United Kingdom |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990 |
| Life stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st modifier | locality/area |
| 2nd modifier | |
| Remarks | 'sole', Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin 'solea', i.e., sandal (Ref. 27888). |