Megrim
| Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792) | ||||
| Family: | Scophthalmidae (Turbots) |
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| Order: | Pleuronectiformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Megrim | |||
| Distribution: | Northeast Atlantic: Iceland southward to Cape Bojador (26°N), West Sahara and in the western Mediterranean. | |||
| Adult biology: | Adults occur on soft bottoms. Depth range from 100-400 m (Ref. 06302) and from 288-700 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feed on small bottom-living fishes as well as squids and crustaceans (Ref. 4703). Spawning occurs in deep waters off Iceland and west of the British Isles (Ref. 35388). | |||
| Diagnosis: | . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | deep-water; 73°N - 26°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37) | |||
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| Checked by: Giovanardi, Otello |
Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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