Glyptocephalus cynoglossus Witch flounder

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus is commonly referred to as Witch flounder. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

4927 

AphiaID:

127136 

Scientific:

Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 

German:

Hundszunge, Rotzunge,Aalbutt 

English:

Witch Flounder 

Category:

Plattfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Pleuronectidae (Family) > Glyptocephalus (Genus) > cynoglossus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Canada Eastern Pacific, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, the British Isles, the Faroe Islands, the Isle of Man, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 

Size:

up to 23.62" (60 cm) 

Temperature:

35.6 °F - 42.8 °F (2°C - 6°C) 

Food:

Clams, Copepods, Crustaceans, Daphnia salina, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Schrimps, Sea squirts, Snails, Starfishs, Worms 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
  Hundszunge, Rotzunge,Aalbutt
• Glyptocephalus stelleri
• Glyptocephalus zachirus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-12-31 15:52:51 

Last edit:

2012-12-31 15:52:51 

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