turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

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Subject:	turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)
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English: Turbot; Scophthalmus maximus, former Psetta maxima, Bothus maximus or Rhombus maximus L.
Deutsch: Steinbutt, früher Psetta maxima, Bothus maximus oder Rhombus maximus L.
Date 2 September 2015
Author Dan Kollmann https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dako99
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scophthalmus.jpg

The turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) is a species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is a demersal fish native to marine or brackish waters of the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The turbot is a large left-eyed flatfish found primarily close to shore in sandy shallow waters.
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Scophthalmidae
Genus: Scophthalmus
Species: Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms:
Pleuronectes cyclops Donovan, 1806
Pleuronectes maeoticus (non Pallas, 1814)
Pleuronectes maximus Linnaeus, 1758
Pleuronectes turbot Lacepède, 1802
Psetta maeotica (non Pallas, 1814)
Psetta maxima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Psetta maxima maxima (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rhombus aculeatus Gottsche, 1835
Rhombus maeoticus (non Pallas, 1814)
Rhombus magnus Minding, 1832
Rhombus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rhombus stellosus Bennett, 1835
Scophthalmus maeoticus (non Pallas, 1814)
Scophthalmus ponticus Ninni, 1932

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Scientific Name: Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Names: Turbot, Breet, Britt, Butt; [French] Turbot; [Spanish] Rodaballo, Turbot Synonyms: Pleuronectes cyclops Donovan, 1806 Pleuronectes maximus Linnaeus, 1758 Pleuronectes turbot Lacepède, 1802 Psetta maxima (Linnaeus, 1758) Rhombus aculeatus Gottsche, 1835 Rhombus magnus Minding, 1832 Rhombus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) Rhombus stellosus Bennett, 1835 Scophthalmus ponticus Ninni, 1932

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