Scophthalmidae
Sign in to saveThe Scophthalmidae are a family of flatfish found in the North Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea. Fish of this family are known commonly as turbots, though this name can refer specifically to Scophthalmus maximus, as well. Some common names found in species of this family are turbots, windowpanes, and brills.
Species
turbots
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPleuronectiformes
- FamilyScophthalmidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Scophthalmidae
- Collections
- UA, UMMZ, NRM
- Recorded in
- United States, Guatemala, Italy, Sweden
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Discovery
- Taxonomic history
- Distribution and habitat
- Anatomy and morphology
- ''Actinopterygii'' traits
- ''Pleuronectiformes'' traits
- ''Scophthalmidae'' traits
- Behavior
- Locomotion
- Burying behavior
- Feeding behavior
- The three general feeding types
- The four elements of feeding behavior
- Reproduction
- Courtship
- Life stages
- Conservation status and threats
- Climate change
- Trawl fishing
- References
The Scophthalmidae are a family of flatfish found in the North Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea. Fish of this family are known commonly as turbots, though this name can refer specifically to Scophthalmus maximus, as well. Some common names found in species of this family are turbots, windowpanes, and brills.
Cladistic analysis reveals that this family is a monophyletic group.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Scophthalmidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.