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Megrim
| Megrim | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Scophthalmidae |
| Genus: | Lepidorhombus |
| Species: | L. whiffiagonis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792)
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| Synonyms | |
The megrim, megrim sole, whiff, or Cornish sole[1] (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) is a species of left-eyed flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea between 100 and 700 m (330 and 2,300 ft) below sea level.[2] It is caught commercially by some countries.[2]
- ^ "Brexit: 'Under-loved' fish renamed for British tastes". BBC News. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis". FishBase. May 2014 version.
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