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Species catalogue

Scaldback
Order
Pleuronectiformes
Family
Bothidae
Flat bony fish of oval body. Variant of the Four-spot megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) but differentiable by its coloration, brownish gray color, sometimes with dark irregular spots, and size that is usually smaller. It measures up to 10 cm.
Characteristics
FAO code
RKZ
RKZ
Specie
Arnoglossus kessleri
Arnoglossus kessleri
Type
White fish
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
International denominations
Italy
Zanchetta o Suacia
Portugal
Carta
United Kingdom
Scaldback
Fishing areas
