Scophthalmus - Turbots
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
Description
Scophthalmus is a genus of turbots, relatively large flatfish native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
Scophthalmus aquosus (Mitchill, 1815) (Windowpane flounder)
Scophthalmus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814) (Black-Sea Turbot)
Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Turbot)
Scophthalmus rhombus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brill)
