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Megrim
Species of fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the fish. For the neurological condition, see migraine.
The megrim, megrim sole, whiff, or Cornish sole[1] (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) is a species of left-eyed flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea between 100 and 700 m (330 and 2,300 ft) below sea level.[2] It is caught commercially by some countries.[2]
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Megrim | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Scophthalmidae |
Genus: | Lepidorhombus |
Species: | L. whiffiagonis |
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Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792) | |
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