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Summary for Arnoglossus thori Larvae
Thor's scaldfish

Arnoglossus  thori  Kyle, 1913
Family:	Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Thor's scaldfish
Distribution:	Eastern Atlantic: Ireland (Ref. 4704) to Sierra Leone and Cape Verde. Also known from the western Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Adult biology:	Found on the upper 100 m of the continental shelf. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 4704). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 52678 but has been caught in depths inferior to 10m (Ref. 57407).
Diagnosis:	Five to eight spined plates along the ventral margin of the abdomen. Postanal band of melanophores 18th - 21st caudal segments. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	subtropical; 43°N - 6°N
Main Ref:	Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37)
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	Checked: Giovanardi, Otello	Modified: Reyes, Rodolfo B.	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

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

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Page created by Eli 09.11.99, last modified by Eli 04.03.05.