Fact File: Common Name(s): Megrim Scientific Name: Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis Usual Size:25-50 cm UK Record Weights from rod/line: Shore:2-06-01 Porthcurno, Cornwall FJ Williams 1987 Boat:: 3-12-08 Loch Gairloch, Scotland P Christie 1973 MAFF Minimum Size: Shore: Boat: NFSA minimum size, shore: 25 cm, boat: 25 cm

Identification: An oval "left-sided" flatfish, with large eyes and mouth. Pale yellow - translucent colour to upper surface. Scales on blind side are smooth. Breeding: Spawns in spring. Larvae 4 mm on hatching, metamorphosing at around 19 mm. Habitat: Lives on muddy and mixed ground at 100-400 m, and also free-swimming. Food: Generally feeds on crustaceans and small bottom-dwelling fish. Range: Off Western Atlantic coasts of British Isles. Additional Notes:

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