Lepidorhombus boscii

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) in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean.[1] It can be separated from its close relative, the megrim or whiff (L. whiffiagonis), by the dark spots towards the rear of the fins. It reaches a length of 40 cm (16 in).[1]

Four-spot megrim
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Scophthalmidae
Genus: Lepidorhombus
Species:
L. boscii
Binomial name
Lepidorhombus boscii
(Risso, 1810)
Synonyms
  • Arnoglossus boscii (Risso, 1810)
  • Hippoglossus boscii (Risso, 1810)
  • Pleuronectes boscii Risso, 1810
  • Rhombus boscii (Risso, 1810)

In Spanish it is known as gallo de cuatro manchas, (or more often, simply gallo) sometimes (depending on the region or city) ojito. In Galician it is "rapante" or "meiga de catro manchas" and in Catalan it is palaia bruixa de quatre taques, serrandell or llisèria. In France it is known as cardine à quatre taches.

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Lepidorhombus boscii" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
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