It is a bottom dwelling predatory fish inhabiting both sandy and muddy soils at depths between 10 and 450 m (33 and 1,476 ft) in the East Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea.

Its body is more elongated than most other species of the Soleidae genus, with scales that detach more easily than the common sole.

On this side, the pectoral fin has a black mark which doesn't extend to the end, contrary to other soles.

[1] The eggs are pelagic and non-adhesive.,[2] although this varies geographically; running from May to September in the Bay of Bisccay and in late Autumn and Winter in the Mediterranean.

In France, the wedge sole is a speciality of the fishing ports of Cotinière, on the île d'Oléron, and Royan, in Charente-Maritime.

The mouth of the Guadalquivir river in southern Spain is an important habitat for the species;[7] the predominant Spanish landing port being Sanlúcar de Barrameda.