Scaldback
Scaldback (Arnoglossus kessleri) is a species of bottom feeder benthic flatfish belonging to the family Bothidae. It is widespread in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It is a marine, subtropical, demersal fish, which grows to up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long.
| Scaldback | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Bothidae |
| Genus: | Arnoglossus |
| Species: | A. kessleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Arnoglossus kessleri (Schmidt, 1915) | |
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References
- de Sola, L.; Nielsen, J.; Monroe, T.; Costa, M. & Herrera, J. (2014). "Arnoglossus kessleri (errata version published in 2016)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T194897A103945339. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T194897A49088611.en.
External links
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Arnoglossus kessleri" in FishBase. September 2012 version.
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