Thor's scaldfish

Thor's scaldfish
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Osteichthyes
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
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

The Thor's scaldfish (Arnoglossus thori) is a species of bottom feeder benthic fish belonging to the family Bothidae (lefteye flounder).^[1] Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from Ireland to Sierra Leone and Cape Verde; also known from the western Mediterranean and Black Sea. Marine, subtropical, demersal fish, up to 18 cm long.

References

↑ Arnoglossus thori Kyle, 1913

External links

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Arnoglossus thori" in FishBase. September 2012 version.

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