Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

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Glyptocephalus cynoglossus, commonly known as the witch flounder or grey sole, is a bottom-dwelling flatfish found in cold North Atlantic waters and valued as a commercial food fish.

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Glyptocephalus cynoglossus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flatfish ⓘ
marine organism ⓘ
species of fish ⓘ
adultHabitat sea bottom ⓘ
benthosAssociation bottom-dwelling ⓘ
bodyShape laterally compressed ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialUse food fish ⓘ
commonName grey sole ⓘ
witch flounder ⓘ
depthRange continental shelf depths ⓘ
diet benthic invertebrates ⓘ
polychaete worms ⓘ
small crustaceans ⓘ
distribution northeastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
northwestern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
economicImportance commercially important ⓘ
eggType pelagic eggs ⓘ
eyePosition both eyes on right side of body ⓘ
family Pleuronectidae ⓘ
fishingMethod bottom trawl ⓘ
fleshDescription mild flavor ⓘ
white flesh ⓘ
genus Glyptocephalus ⓘ
habitat North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic

continental shelf ⓘ
soft sediment seafloor ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalHabitat pelagic zone ⓘ
lifestyle demersal ⓘ
maximumLength approximately 60 cm ⓘ
morphologicalGroup right-eyed flounder ⓘ
nativeRegion North Atlantic ⓘ
order Pleuronectiformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
symmetry asymmetrical adult body ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
trophicLevel benthivorous predator ⓘ
typicalLength 30–40 cm ⓘ
waterTemperaturePreference cold-temperate ⓘ
waterType marine ⓘ

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Pleuronectidae → includes → Glyptocephalus cynoglossus ⓘ