Scaldfish

scaldfish small flatfish of the genus Arnoglossus in the family Bothidae. Their scales come off very easily, so that captured specimens have a ‘scalded’ appearance. A. laterna, which has a maximum length of just under 20 cm (8"), is found in the Mediterranean and E. Atlantic. A. thori and A. imperialis are slightly larger relations. None is important but all are acceptable fare.