Bothidae

Thor's scaldfish

Arnoglossus thori

Eighteen Centimeters Bothid Fish

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Europe
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Thor's scaldfish (Arnoglossus thori) is a species of bottom feeder benthic fish belonging to the family Bothidae (lefteye flounder). 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.