Witch (lefteye flounder)

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
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.

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Arnoglossus scapha". FishBase. February 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8