Kingdom Animalia Order Pleuronectiformes Genus Arnoglossus Higher classification Scaldfish | Phylum Chordata Family Bothidae Scientific name Arnoglossus laterna Rank Species | |
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Similar Scaldfish, Solenette, Flatfish, Bothidae, Argentina sphyraena | ||
The Mediterranean scaldfish (Arnoglossus laterna) is a species of bottom feeder benthic fish belonging to the family Bothidae.
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Description
Like other species of the order Pleuronectiformes, scaldfish is a flatfish with a body length of 12 to 20 cm. It has pale yellow, large, ruffled scales.
Distribution
It is found in the coasts of East Atlantic Ocean (from Norway to Angola), the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.
References
Mediterranean scaldfish Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA