Megrim
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This article is about the fish, For the neurological condition, see Migraine.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Scophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Lepidorhombus |
| Species: | Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis Walbaum, 1792 |
The megrim or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) (Walbaum, 1792) is a species of left-eyed Flatfish found in European seas between 100 and 700 metres below sea level. It is caught commercially in some countries.
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[edit] Description
It can grow up to 60 cm in length. It is left-eyed, has a slightly larger head than usual in flatfish, and with a narrower body than usual.
[edit] Habits
The megrim prefers a sandy or muddy sea floor, and eats small fish, as well as squid and crustaceans. The species spawns in deep waters off Iceland, the West of the British Isles and the Mediterranean sea.
[edit] Range
This species is found in a number of areas of the Northeast Atlantic including the Sea of the Hebrides.[1]
[edit] Further reading
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
- FishBase: Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
- C.Michael Hogan, (2011) Sea of the Hebrides. Eds. P. Saundry & C.J.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC.
[edit] Line notes
- ^ C.Michael Hogan. 2011
