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Witch (lefteye flounder)

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(Redirected from Arnoglossus scapha) Species of fish This article is about the Pacific flatfish species. For the Atlantic species, see Megrim and Torbay sole.

Witch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Arnoglossus
Species: A. scapha
Binomial name
Arnoglossus scapha
(J. R. Forster, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Pleuronectes scapha Forster, 1801

The witch, Arnoglossus scapha, is a lefteye flounder of the family Bothidae, found around China and New Zealand, in waters less than 400 m in depth. Their length is from 20 to 40 cm.

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Taxon identifiers
Arnoglossus scapha
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