Megrim

This article is about the fish. For the neurological condition, see migraine.

Megrim
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Scophthalmidae
Genus: Lepidorhombus
Species:
L. whiffiagonis
Binomial name
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
(Walbaum, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Lepidorhombus megastoma Donovan, 1804
  • Pleuronectes megastoma Donovan, 1804
  • Pleuronectes pseudopalus Pennant, 1812
  • Pleuronectes whiffiagonis Walbaum, 1792
  • Rhombus (Lepidorhombus) whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792)

The megrim, megrim sole, whiff, or Cornish sole[1] (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) is a species of left-eyed flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea between 100 and 700 m (330 and 2,300 ft) below sea level.[2] It is caught commercially by some countries.[2]

  1. ^ "Brexit: 'Under-loved' fish renamed for British tastes". BBC News. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis". FishBase. May 2014 version.