WoRMS taxon details
Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)
127126 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127126)
accepted
Species
Arnoglossus laterna macrostoma Kyle, 1913 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Arnoglossus laterna microstoma Kyle, 1913 · unaccepted
Arnoglossus macrostoma Kyle, 1913 · unaccepted
Pleuronectes arnoglossus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pleuronectes conspersus Canestrini, 1861 · unaccepted
Pleuronectes diaphanus Shaw, 1803 · unaccepted
Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792 · unaccepted
Pleuronectes leotardi Risso, 1810 · unaccepted
Pleuronectes pellucidus Nardo, 1824 · unaccepted
Rhombus soleaeformis Malm, 1865 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Arnoglossus laterna macrostoma Kyle, 1913 accepted as Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792) (junior synonym)
- Subspecies Arnoglossus laterna microstoma Kyle, 1913 accepted as Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792) Artedi, P.; Linnaeus, C. V.; Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi Sueci Genera piscium : in quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis : redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52 : Ichthyologiae. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/61537#/summary
page(s): 121 [details]
page(s): 121 [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127126 on 2026-03-09
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pleuronectes arnoglossus Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Bloch, M.E.; Schneider, J.G. (1801). M.E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. <em>Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum.</em> Pp i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/5750#/summary [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes conspersus Canestrini, 1861) Canestrini, G. (1861). Pleuronettidi del golfo di Genova. <em>Memoria. Archivio per la Zoologia, l'Anatomia e la Fisiologia.</em> v. 1 (no. 1): 1-45, Pls. 1-4.
page(s): 10, Pl. 1 (figs. 2, 2a-d) [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes diaphanus Shaw, 1803) Shaw, G. (1803). General zoology or systematic natural history . <em>Pisces. G. Kearsley, London, 1800-1826.</em> vol. 4 (1803) and vol. 5 (1804). [Series is 14 vols., 1800-1826.]. v. 4: (pt. 1) i-v + 1-186, Pls. 1-25; (pt 2), i-xiii + 187-632, Pls. 26-92.
page(s): 309 [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792) Artedi, P.; Linnaeus, C. V.; Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi Sueci Genera piscium : in quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis : redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52 : Ichthyologiae. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/61537#/summary
page(s): 121 [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes pellucidus Nardo, 1824) Nardo, G. D. (1824). Osservazioni ed aggiunte all' Adriatica ittiologia pubblicata dal sig. Cav. Fortunata Luigi Naccari presentate dal sig. Domenico Nardo al sig. Giuseppe Cernazai di Udine. <em>Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2).</em> v. 7: 222-234; 249-263. [details]
original description (of Rhombus soleaeformis Malm, 1865) Malm, A.W. (1865). Ichthyologiska Bidrag till Skandinaviens fauna. <em>Förhandlingar vid de Skandinaviske Naturforskarnes.</em> 9: 405-414. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes leotardi Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 318 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes conspersus Canestrini, 1861) Canestrini, G. (1861). Pleuronettidi del golfo di Genova. <em>Memoria. Archivio per la Zoologia, l'Anatomia e la Fisiologia.</em> v. 1 (no. 1): 1-45, Pls. 1-4.
page(s): 10, Pl. 1 (figs. 2, 2a-d) [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes diaphanus Shaw, 1803) Shaw, G. (1803). General zoology or systematic natural history . <em>Pisces. G. Kearsley, London, 1800-1826.</em> vol. 4 (1803) and vol. 5 (1804). [Series is 14 vols., 1800-1826.]. v. 4: (pt. 1) i-v + 1-186, Pls. 1-25; (pt 2), i-xiii + 187-632, Pls. 26-92.
page(s): 309 [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792) Artedi, P.; Linnaeus, C. V.; Walbaum, J. J. (1792). Petri Artedi Sueci Genera piscium : in quibus systema totum ichthyologiae proponitur cum classibus, ordinibus, generum characteribus, specierum differentiis, observationibus plurimis : redactis speciebus 242 ad genera 52 : Ichthyologiae. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/61537#/summary
page(s): 121 [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes pellucidus Nardo, 1824) Nardo, G. D. (1824). Osservazioni ed aggiunte all' Adriatica ittiologia pubblicata dal sig. Cav. Fortunata Luigi Naccari presentate dal sig. Domenico Nardo al sig. Giuseppe Cernazai di Udine. <em>Giornale di fisica, chimica e storia naturale, medicina, ed arti. (series 2).</em> v. 7: 222-234; 249-263. [details]
original description (of Rhombus soleaeformis Malm, 1865) Malm, A.W. (1865). Ichthyologiska Bidrag till Skandinaviens fauna. <em>Förhandlingar vid de Skandinaviske Naturforskarnes.</em> 9: 405-414. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes leotardi Risso, 1810) Risso, A. (1810). Ichthyologie de Nice, ou histoire naturelle des poissons du Département des Alpes Maritimes. <em>F. Schoell, Paris.</em> i-xxxvi + 1-388, Pls. 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7052
page(s): 318 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Fish trawl survey: ICES Beam Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010., available online at http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Schelde) Maris, T., O. Beauchard, S. Van Damme, E. Van den Bergh, S. Wijnhoven & P. Meire. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. [Reference matrices and Ecotope areas Annex to the Evaluation methodology Scheldt estuary Study on “Ecotope areas and intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (BeRMS 2020) Fish trawl survey: ICES Beam Trawl Survey for commercial fish species. ICES Database of trawl surveys (DATRAS). The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, Copenhagen. 2010., available online at http://ecosystemdata.ices.dk [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | gjuhëza gojëmadhe | [details] |
| Breton | teod kask | [details] |
| Danish | tungehvarre | [details] |
| Dutch | schurftvis | [details] |
| English | scaldfishMediterranean scaldfish | [details] |
| French | sole mauditelangue de chatfausse limandearnoglosse lanternearnoglosse de Méditerranée | [details] |
| German | Lammzunge | [details] |
| Hebrew | גילדי | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Αρνοζαγκέτα | [details] |
| Norwegian | tungevar | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | tungevar | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | tungevar | [details] |
| Portuguese | cartaareeiro | [details] |
| Russian | Арноглосс европейский | [details] |
| Spanish | serrandell | [details] |
| Swedish | tungevar | [details] |
| Turkish | kucuk pisi baligi | [details] |
| Ukrainian | Арноглос європейський | [details] |
| Welsh | lleden chwith fach | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (61 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Arnoglossus laterna microstoma Kyle, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes conspersus Canestrini, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes diaphanus Shaw, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (143 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Arnoglossus macrostoma Kyle, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhombus soleaeformis Malm, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes leotardi Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes arnoglossus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes pellucidus Nardo, 1824)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arnoglossus laterna)
To FishBase (from synonym Arnoglossus macrostoma Kyle, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes conspersus Canestrini, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes diaphanus Shaw, 1803)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus soleaeformis Malm, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Arnoglossus laterna microstoma Kyle, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes pellucidus Nardo, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes arnoglossus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes leotardi Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792)
To GenBank (92 nucleotides; 82 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792)
To GenBank (92 nucleotides; 82 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (61 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Arnoglossus laterna microstoma Kyle, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes conspersus Canestrini, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes diaphanus Shaw, 1803)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (143 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Arnoglossus macrostoma Kyle, 1913)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhombus soleaeformis Malm, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes leotardi Risso, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes arnoglossus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes pellucidus Nardo, 1824)
To Dyntaxa
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arnoglossus laterna)
To FishBase (from synonym Arnoglossus macrostoma Kyle, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes conspersus Canestrini, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes diaphanus Shaw, 1803)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus soleaeformis Malm, 1865)
To FishBase (from synonym Arnoglossus laterna microstoma Kyle, 1913)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes pellucidus Nardo, 1824)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes arnoglossus Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes leotardi Risso, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792)
To GenBank (92 nucleotides; 82 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes laterna Walbaum, 1792)
To GenBank (92 nucleotides; 82 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
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