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Summary for Arnoglossus laterna Larvae
Scaldfish

Arnoglossus  laterna  (Walbaum, 1792)
Family:	Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Scaldfish
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Angola. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Adult biology:	Live on mixed or muddy bottoms. Feed on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 4704).
Diagnosis:	Few melanophores in dorsal contour. Evenly spaced small melanophores in ventral row. Some melanophores in the otocystic region. At 6-7 mm length spines appear on the head near the base of the tentacle. The caudal cluster or band is located between 18th - 21st postanal segments. Larvae settles on the bottom at around 16-30 mm long (Ref. 35388). See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	subtropical; 62°N - 17°S
Main Ref:	Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37)
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	Checked: Giovanardi, Otello	Modified: Luna, Susan M.	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

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

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