Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

E826800

flatfish species of fish

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, commonly known as megrim, is a flatfish species found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea that is commercially fished for food.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Lepidorhombus boscii	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flatfish ⓘ species of fish ⓘ
binomialAuthority	Walbaum, 1792 NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodyColor	brownish to greyish upper side ⓘ pale underside ⓘ
bodyPlan	both eyes on left side of body ⓘ
bodyShape	laterally compressed ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialUse	food fish ⓘ
commonName	megrim ⓘ megrim sole ⓘ
culinaryUse	human consumption ⓘ
diet	cephalopods ⓘ crustaceans ⓘ small fish ⓘ
distribution	Bay of Biscay NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Atlantic from Norway to northwest Africa ⓘ western Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicImportance	commercially important in European fisheries ⓘ
eggType	pelagic eggs ⓘ
family	Scophthalmidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
finType	anal fin long ⓘ continuous dorsal fin ⓘ
fishingMethod	bottom trawling ⓘ gillnets ⓘ
habitat	Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ marine environment ⓘ northeastern Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
larvalHabitat	pelagic zone ⓘ
lifestyle	benthic ⓘ demersal ⓘ
marketForm	sold fresh ⓘ sold frozen ⓘ
maximumLength	60 cm ⓘ
order	Pleuronectiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentTaxon	Lepidorhombus NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
regionOfFishery	European Union waters ⓘ United Kingdom waters ⓘ
reproduction	spawning in spring ⓘ
scientificName	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
trophicLevel	predatory fish ⓘ
typicalLength	20–40 cm ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scophthalmidae → hasMember → Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lepidorhombus boscii