Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

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Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, commonly known as megrim, is a flatfish species found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea that is commercially fished for food.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flatfish ⓘ
species of fish ⓘ
binomialAuthority Walbaum, 1792 ⓘ
linked to: Walbaum
bodyColor brownish to greyish upper side ⓘ
pale underside ⓘ
bodyPlan both eyes on left side of body ⓘ
bodyShape laterally compressed ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commercialUse food fish ⓘ
commonName megrim ⓘ
megrim sole ⓘ
culinaryUse human consumption ⓘ
diet cephalopods ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ
small fish ⓘ
distribution Bay of Biscay ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
eastern Atlantic from Norway to northwest Africa ⓘ
western Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
economicImportance commercially important in European fisheries ⓘ
eggType pelagic eggs ⓘ
family Scophthalmidae ⓘ
finType anal fin long ⓘ
continuous dorsal fin ⓘ
fishingMethod bottom trawling ⓘ
gillnets ⓘ
habitat Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
marine environment ⓘ
northeastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
larvalHabitat pelagic zone ⓘ
lifestyle benthic ⓘ
demersal ⓘ
marketForm sold fresh ⓘ
sold frozen ⓘ
maximumLength 60 cm ⓘ
order Pleuronectiformes ⓘ
parentTaxon Lepidorhombus ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
regionOfFishery European Union waters ⓘ
United Kingdom waters ⓘ
reproduction spawning in spring ⓘ
scientificName Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
trophicLevel predatory fish ⓘ
typicalLength 20–40 cm ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scophthalmidae → hasMember → Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis ⓘ
Scophthalmidae → hasMember → Lepidorhombus boscii ⓘ
linked to: Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis → parentTaxon → Lepidorhombus ⓘ
linked to: Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis → scientificName → Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis ⓘ