Scophthalmidae
Encyclopedia
Scophthalmidae is a family
of flatfish
which includes the turbot
. It contains ten species in four genera.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of flatfish
Flatfish
The flatfish are an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. In many species, both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migrating through and around the head during development...
which includes the turbot
Turbot
The turbot is a species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is native to marine or brackish waters of the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.-Etymology:...
. It contains ten species in four genera.
Species
| Genus | Species Binomial name and Author | Species Common name |
|---|---|---|
| Lepidorhombus |
L. boscii | Fourspotted megrim |
| L. whiffiagonis | Megrim | |
| Phrynorhombus |
P. norvegicus | Norwegian topknot |
| Scophthalmus Scophthalmus Scophthalmus is a genus in the family Scophthalmidae. The genus consists of four species:* Scophthalmus aquosus - Windowpane flounder* Scophthalmus maeoticus - Black-Sea Turbot... |
S. aquosus | Windowpane Flounder Windowpane flounder Windowpane flounder is a fish species in the family Scophthalmidae. Widespread on the depth of 55-73 m in the Western Atlantic from the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to Florida in USA. Important commercial species, up to 45.7 cm length, lives up to 7 years.-References:*... |
| S. rhombus | Brill Brill (fish) The brill, Scophthalmus rhombus, is a species of flatfish in the turbot family of the order Pleuronectiformes. Brill can be found in the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, and Mediterranean, primarily in deeper offshore waters.... |
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| S. maeoticus | ||
| S. maximus | Turbot Turbot The turbot is a species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is native to marine or brackish waters of the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea.-Etymology:... |
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| Zeugopterus |
Z. punctatus | Topknot |
| Z. regius | Eckström's topknot | |