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Thor's scaldfish

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Thor's scaldfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Arnoglossus
Species:
A. thori
Binomial name
Arnoglossus thori
Kyle, 1913
Synonyms
  • Kyleia thori (Kyle, 1913)
  • Arnoglossus thory Kyle, 1913
  • Pleuronectes grohmanni Bonaparte, 1837
  • Arnoglossus moltonii Torchio, 1961
  • Arnoglossus moltoni Torchio, 1961

Thor's scaldfish (Arnoglossus thori) is a species of bottom feeder benthic fish belonging to the family Bothidae (lefteye flounder).[2] It is widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from Ireland to Sierra Leone and Cape Verde, and also found in the western Mediterranean and Black Sea. It is a marine, subtropical, demersal fish, up to 18 cm in length.

References

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  1. ^ Tous, P.; Sidibé, A.; Djiman, R.; Cissoko, K.; Camara, K.; Munroe, T.; Adeofe, T.A.; Camara, Y.H.; de Morais, L.; Sagna, A.; Sylla, M. (2015). "Arnoglossus thori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198556A15539202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198556A15539202.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Arnoglossus thori Kyle, 1913
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