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Family: Scophthalmidae Turbots



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9 species
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Photo by Sánchez Delgado, F.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Lepidorhombus boscii (Risso, 1810)

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Lepidorhombus boscii
[Four-spot megrim]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792)

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Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
[Megrim]

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]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Zeugopterus norvegicus (Günther, 1862)

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Zeugopterus norvegicus
[Norwegian topknot]

Photo by Chanet, B.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Zeugopterus punctatus (Bloch, 1787)

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Zeugopterus punctatus
[Topknot]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Zeugopterus regius (Bonnaterre, 1788)

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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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