What is "scaldfish"

Scaldfish \Scald"fish`\, n. [Scald, a. + fish.] (Zo["o]l.) A European flounder ( Arnoglossus laterna, or Psetta arnoglossa); -- called also megrim, and smooth sole.

n. Any of several edible flatfish of the genus (taxlink Arnoglossus genus noshow=1).

The scaldfishes comprise a genus, Arnoglossus, of lefteye flounders. They are found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. They are entirely absent from most of the Americas; the only exceptions are A. coeruleosticta and A. multirastris found off Chile. The genus include both species found in shallow and deeper water. The largest species reaches .