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Class: Actinopterygii
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)

Photo by Kils, U.
 
Scophthalmus aquosus
[Windowpane flounder]

Photo by Giragosov, V.

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

Photo by Giragosov, V.
 
Scophthalmus maeoticus
[Black Sea brill]

Photo by Quantz, G.

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

Photo by Quantz, G.
 
Scophthalmus maximus
[Turbot]

Photo by Giragosov, V.

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

Photo by Giragosov, V.
 
Scophthalmus rhombus
[Brill]
4 Species of Family Scophthalmidae with Genus Scophthalmus
(Turbots)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1815 Scophthalmus aquosus Windowpane flounder Western Atlantic 45.7 TL
1814 Scophthalmus maeoticus Black Sea brill Europe 45 TL
1758 Scophthalmus maximus Turbot Northeast Atlantic 100 SL
1758 Scophthalmus rhombus Brill Eastern Atlantic 75 TL



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