Species catalogue

Whiff

Order Pleuronectiformes

Family Scophthalmidae

Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Oval body longitudinally, thin and translucent. On the left side, large, oval eyes, very close together, only separated by a bony septum. Large mouth, with prominent lower jaw. Back color brownish yellow or pinkish gray. It can measure up to 61 cm.

Characteristics

FAO code
MEG

Specie
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

Type
White fish

FAO Fishing Areas