Witch: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the witch lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Pleuronectiformes
Family	Pleuronectidae

Where does the witch live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the witch in 9 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

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 witch endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the witch?

The witch (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Pleuronectiformes and the family Pleuronectidae, genus Glyptocephalus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the witch

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Witch (righteye flounder) (revision 1375227747), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q595377 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).