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Scaldback (Arnoglossus kessleri)
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Ecological Illustration of Scaldback (Arnoglossus kessleri)
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Bothidae

Scaldback

Arnoglossus kessleri

Flat body camouflaged over Black Sea shallows

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Fusiform
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Scaldback is a marine fish of Mediterranean and Black Sea. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 13 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Flatfishes
Family
Bothidae
Genus
Arnoglossus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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