Witch (lefteye flounder)

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| name = Witch

| image = Witch flounder.jpg

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| taxon = Arnoglossus scapha

| authority = (J. R. Forster, 1801)

| synonyms =

  • Pleuronectes scapha Forster, 1801

}}

The witch, Arnoglossus scapha, is a lefteye flounder of the family Bothidae, found around China and New Zealand, in waters less than 400 m in depth. Their length is from 20 to 40 cm.

References

  • {{FishBase species | genus = Arnoglossus | species = scapha | id =47433|month = February | year = 2006}}
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) {{ISBN|0-00-216987-8}}

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Category:Scaldfish

Category:Fish described in 1801