Megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis)

Scientific name: Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis Walbaum, 1792

Megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis)

The Megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) is a marine fish of the family Scophthalmidae. Native range: Northeast Atlantic, Iceland southward to Cape Bojador (26?N), West Sahara and in the western Mediterranean.

Biology

Occurs on soft bottoms. Depth range from 100-400 m and from 288-700 m in the eastern Ionian Sea. Feeds on small bottom-living fishes as well as on squids and crustaceans. Spawns in deep waters off Iceland and west of the British Isles.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Family
Scophthalmidae (Turbots)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
100–700 m (328–2297 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 700 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northeast Atlantic: Iceland southward to Cape Bojador (26?N), West Sahara and in the western Mediterranean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.13; tm=3-4)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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