Kingdom Animalia Class Osteichthyes Family Bothidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Pleuronectiformes Genus Arnoglossus | |
Similar Scaldfish, Mediterranean scaldfish, Risso’s dragonet, Solenette, Lepidotrigla cavillone |
The Thor's scaldfish (Arnoglossus thori) is a species of bottom feeder benthic fish belonging to the family Bothidae (lefteye flounder). Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from Ireland to Sierra Leone and Cape Verde; also known from the western Mediterranean and Black Sea. Marine, subtropical, demersal fish, up to 18 cm long.
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