Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Scophthalmidae Turbots

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Sánchez Delgado, F.

Lepidorhombus boscii
[Four-spot megrim]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
[Megrim]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Phrynorhombus norvegicus
[Norwegian topknot]

Photo by Kils, U.

Scophthalmus aquosus
[Windowpane flounder]

Photo by Giragosov, V.

Scophthalmus maeoticus
[Black Sea brill]

Photo by Quantz, G.

Scophthalmus maximus
[Turbot]

Photo by Giragosov, V.

Scophthalmus rhombus
[Brill]

Photo by Svensen, R.

Zeugopterus punctatus
[Topknot]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Zeugopterus regius
[Eckström's topknot]

9 Species of Family Scophthalmidae
(Turbots)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1810	Lepidorhombus boscii	Four-spot megrim	Northeast Atlantic	40 SL
1792	Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis	Megrim	Northeast Atlantic	60 TL
1862	Phrynorhombus norvegicus	Norwegian topknot	Northeast Atlantic	12 SL
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
1787	Zeugopterus punctatus	Topknot	North Atlantic	25 SL
1788	Zeugopterus regius	Eckström's topknot	Eastern Atlantic	20 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Scophthalmidae Turbots(See list of species below)

Family: Scophthalmidae Turbots

(See list of species below)