Witch (lefteye flounder)
{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{about|the Pacific flatfish species|the Atlantic species|Megrim|and|Torbay sole}}
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| name = Witch
| image = Witch flounder.jpg
| image_caption =
| 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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