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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Scophthalmidae Turbots

Genus: Scophthalmus

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Kils, U.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 45.7 cm TL
Scophthalmus aquosus (Mitchill, 1815)

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Scophthalmus aquosus
[Windowpane flounder]

Photo by Giragosov, V.

Europe
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Scophthalmus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814)

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Scophthalmus maeoticus
[Black Sea turbot]

Photo by Quantz, G.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 100 cm SL
Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Scophthalmus maximus
[Turbot]

Photo by Giragosov, V.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Scophthalmus rhombus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Scophthalmus rhombus
[Brill]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
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



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