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Whiff

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792)

Status not recordedbony fish

The whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) is a species in the family Scophthalmidae, order Pleuronectiformes.

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Quick facts about the whiff

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the whiff live?

Not recorded

Is the whiff endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the whiff classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPleuronectiformes
  5. familyScophthalmidae
  6. genusLepidorhombus
  7. SpeciesLepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792)

Synonyms Lepidorhombus megastoma, Lepidorhombus megastoma borealis, Lepidorhombus whiff, Lepidorhombus whiffliagonis, Pleuronectes megastoma, Pleuronectes pseudopalus, Pleuronectes whiffiagonis, Rhombus whiffiagonis, Symphurus whiffiagonis, Zeugopterus velivolans

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • European common megrimEnglish
  • MegrimEnglish
  • Sail-flukeEnglish
  • Whiff megrimEnglish
  • gallu nortieguAsturian
  • gallCatalan
  • pakambala průsvitnáCzech
  • glashvarreDanish
  • FlügelbuttGerman
  • ΓλώσσαGreek
  • galloSpanish
  • ollarraBasque
  • LasikampelaFinnish
  • cardineFrench
  • stórkjaftaIcelandic
  • rombo gialloItalian
  • glassvarNorwegian Bokmål
  • schartongDutch
  • glasvarNorwegian Nynorsk
  • glassvarNorwegian
  • smulicaPolish
  • areeiroPortuguese
  • МегримRussian
  • glasvarSwedish
  • Sarı PisiTurkish
  • 帆鱗鮃Chinese
  • bruixa sense taquesCatalan
  • SerrandellCatalan
  • Almindelig glashvarreDanish
  • ΚιτρινοζαγκέταGreek
  • gallo del norteSpanish
  • lliseriaSpanish
  • oilar handiBasque
  • silokampelaFinnish
  • cardine francheFrench
  • scharrentongDutch
  • scharretongDutch
  • smuklicaPolish
  • pregadoPortuguese
  • pisi baligiTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whiff

Other species in the same genus Lepidorhombus.

Megrim

Lepidorhombus boscii

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CompareWhiff vs MegrimWhiff vs Lepidorhombus borali

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the whiff?

The whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) belongs to the family Scophthalmidae in the order Pleuronectiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whiff

MLA

“Whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whiff.

BibTeX
@misc{whiff_2026,
  title = {Whiff (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whiff},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}