Thor's scaldfish

Thor's scaldfish
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Bothidae
Genus:	Arnoglossus
Species:	A. thori
Binomial name
	Arnoglossus thori; Kyle, 1913
Synonyms
	Kyleia thori (Kyle, 1913); Arnoglossus thory Kyle, 1913; Pleuronectes grohmanni Bonaparte, 1837; Arnoglossus moltonii Torchio, 1961; Arnoglossus moltoni Torchio, 1961;

The Thor's scaldfish (Arnoglossus thori) is a species of bottom feeder benthic fish belonging to the family Bothidae (lefteye flounder).[2] Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from Ireland to Sierra Leone and Cape Verde; also known from the western Mediterranean and Black Sea. Marine, subtropical, demersal fish, up to 18 cm long.

References

Tous, P.; Sidibé, A; Djiman, R.; et al. (2015). "Arnoglossus thori". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198556A15539202. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198556A15539202.en. Downloaded on 18 March 2018.
Arnoglossus thori Kyle, 1913

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Arnoglossus thori" in FishBase. September 2012 version.

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