Diagnostic Description
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Second ray of dorsal fin very long, with a conspicuous dark, fringed broad membrane. First 3 or 4 dorsal fin rays generally blackish in adults but only the elongate second ray is dark in immature fishes.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 81 - 91; Analsoft rays: 61 - 69
Trophic Strategy
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Coastal (Ref. 122937). Found in seagrass beds in an estuary (Ref. 122902). Feeds on fish and invertebrates (Ref. 4704).
Biology
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Found on the upper 100 m of the continental shelf. Feeds on small fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 4704). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 52678 but has been caught in depths inferior to 10m (Ref. 57407).
Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
Thor's scaldfish: Brief Summary
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Thor's scaldfish (Arnoglossus thori) is a species of bottom feeder benthic fish belonging to the family Bothidae (lefteye flounder). It is widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from Ireland to Sierra Leone and Cape Verde, and also known from the western Mediterranean and Black Sea. It is a marine, subtropical, demersal fish, up to 18 cm long.
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