Megrim

Megrim
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Scophthalmidae
Genus: Lepidorhombus
Species:
L. whiffiagonis
Binomial name
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
(Walbaum, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Lepidorhombus megastoma Donovan, 1804
  • Pleuronectes megastoma Donovan, 1804
  • Pleuronectes pseudopalus Pennant, 1812
  • Pleuronectes whiffiagonis Walbaum, 1792
  • Rhombus (Lepidorhombus) whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792)

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 100 and 700 m (330 and 2,300 ft) below sea level. It is caught commercially by some countries.