A rare occurrence of reversal in the four-spotted megrim Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso 1810) (Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae) in the central Adriatic Sea

Nika Ugrin; Svjetlana Krstulović Šifner

doi:10.1111/jfb.15177

A rare occurrence of reversal in the four-spotted megrim Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso 1810) (Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae) in the central Adriatic Sea

J Fish Biol. 2022 Nov;101(5):1358-1360. doi: 10.1111/jfb.15177. Epub 2022 Aug 10.

Authors

Nika Ugrin¹, Svjetlana Krstulović Šifner¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Split, University Department of Marine Studies, Split, Croatia.

PMID: 35880722
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15177

Abstract

One reversal dextral (right-sided) specimen occurred in the sample of 1070 individuals of four-spotted megrim Lepidorhombus boscii caught in the central Adriatic Sea from July 2020 to June 2021. This is the first documented occurrence of reversal in this species in the Adriatic Sea. Besides reverse symmetry, the individual showed similar morphological and morphometric characteristics as non-reversed individuals.

Keywords: Adriatic Sea; dextral; four-spotted megrim; reversal of sides; sinistral.

MeSH terms

Animals
Flatfishes*
Flounder* / anatomy & histology
Mediterranean Sea
Seafood