Identification
The four-spot megrim is a slender flatfish of 20 to 35 cm with eyes on the left side. The upper side is light brown to greyish. Distinctive are two dark spots on the dorsal and anal fins (four spots total). The mouth is relatively large for a flatfish. The body is notably elongated and slender.
Ecology
Lives on muddy and sandy-muddy substrates at depths of 100 to 400 meters. Feeds on small fish, shrimp, and crustaceans. More typical of the deeper continental slope.
In the Netherlands
The four-spot megrim is very rare in the Dutch North Sea. More common in deeper waters west of the British Isles and in the Bay of Biscay.
