Mediterranean scaldfish

Mediterranean scaldfish
A fully grown scaldfish from the southern North Sea
A scaldfish larva, measuring approximately 9 millimetres (0.35 in) in length
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Arnoglossus
Species:
A. laterna
Binomial name
Arnoglossus laterna
(Walbaum, 1792 )
Synonyms
  • Arnoglossus macrostoma Kyle, 1913
  • Pleuronectes arnoglossus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Pleuronectes conspersus Canestrini, 1861
  • Pleuronectes diaphanus Shaw, 1803
  • Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792
  • Pleuronectes leotardi Risso, 1810
  • Pleuronectes pellucidus Nardo, 1824
  • Rhombus soleaeformis Malm, 1865

The Mediterranean scaldfish (Arnoglossus laterna), also known as the scaldfish, is a species of benthic left eyed flatfish belonging to the family Bothidae.[2] It is found in the eastern Atlantic of Europe and Africa as well as the Mediterranean, and is of minor interest to fisheries.

  1. ^ Tous, P.; Sidibé, A.; Mbye, E.; de Morais, L.; Camara, Y.H.; Adeofe, T.A.; Munroe, T.; Camara, K.; Cissoko, K.; Djiman, R.; Sagna, A.; Sylla, M. (2015). "Arnoglossus laterna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198724A15538689. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198724A15538689.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 November 2010.