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Witch Flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus

Classification

The witch (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus), known in English by a variety of other common names including the witch flounder, pole flounder, craig fluke, Torbay sole, and grey sole, is a species of flatfish from the family Pleuronectidae. It occurs on both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean on muddy sea beds in quite deep water. In northern Europe it has some importance in fisheries as a food fish.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 488Netherlands · 1