Species catalogue
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
MIA
Specie
Microchirus azevia
Microchirus azevia
Type
White fish
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