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Summary for Arnoglossus rueppelii Larvae
Rüppell's scaldback

Arnoglossus  rueppelii  (Cocco, 1844)
Family:	Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)			( not available )
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Rüppell's scaldback
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: west Gibraltar to Cape Bojador (West Sahara) and Canary Islands including western Mediterranean and Morocco.
Adult biology:	Depth range from 85-550 m (Ref. 04704) and from 288-897 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feed on small fishes and invertebrates. Spawn during autumn in the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:	At 7 mm length the dorso-ventral cluster starts at the 210-220 caudal segment and extends over 3-4 segments. At 9 mm the urochord has not yet turned up and the cluster is between the 21th and 24th caudal vertebra. At 12mm:D 106-119 . See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	subtropical; 43°N - 30°N
Main Ref:	Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65)
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	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. urostyle)

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