Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Scophthalmidae Turbots

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)
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Photo by Photo by Sánchez Delgado, F.

Lepidorhombus boscii
[Four-spot megrim]

Photo by Photo by Dolgov, A.

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
[Megrim]

Photo by Photo by Kils, U.

Scophthalmus aquosus
[Windowpane flounder]

Photo by Photo by Giragosov, V.

Scophthalmus maeoticus
[Black Sea turbot]

Photo by Photo by Quantz, G.

Scophthalmus maximus
[Turbot]

Photo by Photo by Giragosov, V.

Scophthalmus rhombus
[Brill]

Photo by Photo by Svensen, E.

Zeugopterus norvegicus
[Norwegian topknot]

Photo by Photo by Chanet, B.

Zeugopterus punctatus
[Topknot]

Photo by Photo by Patzner, R.

Zeugopterus regius
[Eckström's topknot]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Lepidorhombus boscii	Four-spot megrim	Northeast Atlantic	40 SL	1810
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	Megrim	Northeast Atlantic	60 TL	1792
Scophthalmus aquosus	Windowpane flounder	Western Atlantic	45.7 TL	1815
Scophthalmus maeoticus	Black Sea turbot	Europe	45 TL	1814
Scophthalmus maximus	Turbot	Northeast Atlantic	100 SL	1758
Scophthalmus rhombus	Brill	Eastern Atlantic	75 TL	1758
Zeugopterus norvegicus	Norwegian topknot	Northeast Atlantic	12 SL	1862
Zeugopterus punctatus	Topknot	North Atlantic	25 SL	1787
Zeugopterus regius	Eckström's topknot	Eastern Atlantic	20 TL	1788

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Scophthalmidae Turbots(See list of species below)

Family: Scophthalmidae Turbots

(See list of species below)