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distinctions and Linnaeus' system of nomenclature being retained. The name Solea 

 vulgaris was first used by Quensel, a Swedish zoologist, in 1806, and it has been 

 generally employed since that time. The species has since then always formed the 

 type of the genus, the number of species included with it varying in the systems of 

 classification adopted by different ichthyologists. 



