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Scophthalmidae
whiff
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
The Lateral Line Arches Above the Pectoral Fin
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Europe
- Fusiform
- Compressed cross-section
- Large
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
Largewhiff is a marine fish found around Northeast Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 60 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Flatfishes
- Family
- Scophthalmidae
- Genus
- Lepidorhombus
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Northeast Atlantic: Iceland southward to Cape Bojador (26°N), West Sahara and in the western Mediterranean.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
