Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 81 - 93; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 74 - 82. Very thin body. None of the dorsal finrays are prolonged (Ref. 4704). Lateral line with a marked curve over the pectoral fin. Behind the pelvic fins two backward curved thorns. Body slender, translucent and shaped like a sole (Ref. 35388).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Pleuronectiformes

Family: Bothidae

Genus: Arnoglossus

Species: Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Live on mixed or muddy bottoms. Feed on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 4704).

Habitat

demersal