Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis Megrim

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis is commonly referred to as Megrim. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

4940 

AphiaID:

127146 

Scientific:

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis 

German:

Flügelbutt 

English:

Megrim 

Category:

Морской язык 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Scophthalmidae (Family) > Lepidorhombus (Genus) > whiffiagonis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Walbaum, ), 1792 

Occurrence:

West Sahara, Straße von Gibraltar, East Africa, European Coasts, Iceland, Northern Africa, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea 

Size:

9.84" - 23.62" (25cm - 60cm) 

Temperature:

44.6 °F - 73.4 °F (7°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Crabs, Crustaceans, Daphnia salina, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Isopods, Mysis, Schrimps, Sea squirts, Sepia, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Lepidorhombus boscii
• 
  Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
  Flügelbutt

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-01-04 19:43:32 

Last edit:

2013-01-04 19:43:32 

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