Thor's scaldfish

Thor's scaldfish
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Bothidae
Genus:	Arnoglossus
Species:	A. thori
Binomial name
	Arnoglossus thori; Kyle, 1913
Synonyms
	Kyleia thori (Kyle, 1913); Arnoglossus thory Kyle, 1913; Pleuronectes grohmanni Bonaparte, 1837; Arnoglossus moltonii Torchio, 1961; Arnoglossus moltoni Torchio, 1961;

Thor's scaldfish (Arnoglossus thori) is a species of bottom feeder benthic fish belonging to the family Bothidae (lefteye flounder).[2] It is widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from Ireland to Sierra Leone and Cape Verde, and also known from the western Mediterranean and Black Sea. It is a marine, subtropical, demersal fish, up to 18 cm long.

References

Tous, P.; Sidibé, A.; Djiman, R.; Cissoko, K.; Camara, K.; Munroe, T.; Adeofe, T.A.; Camara, Y.H.; de Morais, L.; Sagna, A.; Sylla, M. (2015). "Arnoglossus thori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198556A15539202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198556A15539202.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Arnoglossus thori Kyle, 1913

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Arnoglossus thori" in FishBase. September 2012 version.

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