Torbay sole
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The Torbay sole or witch (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus) (Linnaeus 1758)[1] is a right-eyed flatfish found in the North Atlantic.[2]
The species lives on soft bottoms between 45 and 1460 m and prefers temperatures of 2–6 ºC. It eats mostly crustaceans, worms and brittlestars. It spawns from May to September. It grows to maturity in 3 or 4 years, and may live up to 14 years.
The name Torbay sole appears to be a mainly culinary term[3], following the habit of renaming certain fish to broaden their appeal.
It is also called gray flounder, witch flounder as well as other local names.
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