Species catalogue
Fourspotted megrim
Order
Pleuronectiformes
Family
Scophthalmidae
Marine flatfish with regularly ossified skeleton. High and oval body. The head is large, with a convex or almost straight profile. The mouth is oblique and protactile, with small conical teeth in both jaws. It has a dorsal fin with hard spokes and soft spokes. The pectoral fins are short and rounded and the pelvics long and large. Color: greenish-gray body with golden highlights and a black patch bordered with yellow in the center of the flanks. Usual size of 20-50 cm, but can reach up to 66 cm.
Characteristics
FAO code
LDB
LDB
Specie
Lepidorhombus boscii
Lepidorhombus boscii
Type
White fish
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
Fishing seasons
mar
apr
International denominations
Germany
Vierfleckbutt
France
Cardine à quatre taches
Italy
Rombo quattrocchi
Portugal
Areeiro de quatro manchas
United Kingdom
Fourspotted megrim
Fishing areas