Scophthalmidae

four-spot megrim

Lepidorhombus boscii

Scophthalmid Fish beneath the Atlantic Ocean

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Temperate fish

The four-spot megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) is a species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is found a depths between 7 and 800 m (23 and 2,625 ft) (typically between 100–450 m) in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean. It reaches a length of 40 cm (16 in).