Megrim: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the megrim lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Pleuronectiformes
Family	Scophthalmidae

Where does the megrim live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the megrim in 8 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the megrim endangered?

The megrim’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the megrim?

The megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) is a ray-finned fish in the order Pleuronectiformes and the family Scophthalmidae, genus Lepidorhombus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the megrim

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Megrim (revision 1300699479), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1371617 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).