Megrim

Megrim

This article is about the fish, For the neurological condition, see Migraine.

Megrim
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Scophthalmidae
Genus: Lepidorhombus
Species: Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Walbaum, 1792

The megrim or whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) (Walbaum, 1792) is a species of left-eyed Flatfish found in European seas between 100 and 700 metres below sea level. It is caught commercially in some countries.

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Description

It can grow up to 60 cm in length. It is left-eyed, has a slightly larger head than usual in flatfish, and with a narrower body than usual.

Habits

The megrim prefers a sandy or muddy sea floor, and eats small fish, as well as squid and crustaceans. The species spawns in deep waters off Iceland the West of the British Isles, and the Mediterranean sea.

Range

This species is found in a number of areas of the Northeast Atlantic including the Sea of the Hebrides.[1]

Further reading

Line notes

  1. ^ C.Michael Hogan. 2011

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  • Megrim — Me grim, n. [OE. migrim, migrene, F. migraine, LL. hemigrania, L. hemicrania, hemicranium, Gr. ?; ? half + ? skull. See {Hemi } and {Cranium}, and cf. {Hemicrania}, {Migraine}.] 1. A kind of sick or nervous headache, usually periodical and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Megrim — Me grim, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo[ o]l.) The British smooth sole, or scaldfish ({Psetta arnoglossa}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • megrim — see MIGRAINE (Cf. migraine) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Megrim — Migraine. Usually periodic attacks of headaches on one or both sides of the head. Megrim (migraine) may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting, increased sensitivity of the eyes to light (photophobia), increased sensitivity to sound (phonophobia),… …   Medical dictionary

  • megrim — Scaldfish Scald fish , n. [Scald, a. + fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) A European flounder ({Arnoglossus laterna}, or {Psetta arnoglossa}); called also {megrim}, and {smooth sole}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • megrim — noun Etymology: Middle English migreime, from Middle French migraine more at migraine Date: 14th century 1. a. migraine b. vertigo, dizziness 2. a. fancy, whim b. plural low …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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