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Megrim sole

Order Pleuronectiformes
Family Soleidae

Body oval; upper eye less than its own diameter from dorsal profile of head; anterior nostril on blind side not enlarged; anterior nostril on eyed side with a backward-pointing tube hardly reaching to front border of lower eye; dorsal fin beginning near vertical through front border of upper eye; pectoral fin on eyed side with 6-8 fin rays, on blind side shorter; caudal fin separate from last dorsal and anal fin rays; lateral line supra-temporal branch forming an angular S-shape, the ascending part running upward and backward.

Characteristics
FAO code
MIA
Specie
Microchirus azevia
Type
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
  • Área 27: Atlantic
  • Área 34:Atlantic
  • Area 37: Mediterranean and Black Sea
  • Eastern Central.
  • Northeast.
International denominations
Germany Zunge 
Portugal Azevia
United Kingdom Megrim sole
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