Fish of the Lepidorhombus genus of the Scophthalmidae (turbots) family of the Pleuronectoidei suborder of the Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes) order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Four-spot megrim. Photo by © Mariano García Rodríguez. fishbase.org)
Four–spot megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) was first described in 1810 by the French naturalist Antoine Risso (1777-1845).
It lives at the depth of 7-800 meters. It prefers to swim near the muddy and sandy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 40 cm; specimens up to 20 cm long are often found. It feeds on small fish and invertebrates.
(Four-spot megrim. Photo by © Francisco Sánchez Delgado. fishbase.org)
It is a rare inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea found in its southern part.
Names of four–spot megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii) in other languages are as follows:
Rombi i ashpër katërpikësh (Albanian), Viervlekkige schartong (Dutch), Κηλιδοζαγκέτα (Kilidozangeta) (Greek), Gallo de cuatro manchas (Spanish), Rombo quattrocchi (Italian), Gefleckter Flügelbutt (German), Areeiro-de-quatro-manchas (Portuguese), Пятнистый мегрим (Pjatnistyj megrim) (Russian), Patarača сrnopjega (Serbian, Croatian), Cardine à quatre taches (French).