''Lepidorhombus'' is a
genus
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of
turbots native to the northeastern
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
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Lepidorhombus boscii
The four-spot megrim (''Lepidorhombus boscii'') is a species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is found a depths between in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean. It can be separated from its close relative, the megrim or whiff ( ...
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( A. Risso, 1810) (Four-spot megrim)
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Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
The megrim, megrim sole, whiff, or Cornish sole (''Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis'') is a species of left-eyed flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea between below sea level. It is caught ...
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(Walbaum Walbaum is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Johann Julius Walbaum (1724–1799), German physician, naturalist and taxonomist
* Johannes Walbaum (born 1987), German footballer
* Justus Erich Walbaum (1768-1837), German typ ...
, 1792) (Megrim)
References
Scophthalmidae
Taxa named by Albert Günther
Marine fish genera
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