Scophthalmus maximus

E826798

flatfish species of fish

Scophthalmus maximus, commonly known as the turbot, is a large, commercially important flatfish found in sandy and muddy coastal waters of the Northeast Atlantic and adjacent seas.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Scophthalmus maeoticus	1
Scophthalmus rhombus	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flatfish ⓘ species of fish ⓘ
aquacultureUse	farmed for human consumption ⓘ
authority	Linnaeus, 1758 NERFINISHED ⓘ
binomialName	Scophthalmus maximus NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodyShape	disc-shaped ⓘ strongly laterally compressed ⓘ
camouflage	can change skin pattern to match substrate ⓘ
class	Actinopterygii ⓘ
coloration	mottled brown or grey on eyed side ⓘ pale or white on blind side ⓘ
commercialUse	food fish ⓘ
commonName	European turbot NERFINISHED ⓘ turbot ⓘ
culinaryUse	highly prized white fish ⓘ
depthRange	shallow coastal waters to about 70 meters ⓘ
diet	bivalves ⓘ crustaceans ⓘ small fish ⓘ
distribution	European coasts ⓘ
economicImportance	high commercial value ⓘ
eggType	pelagic eggs ⓘ
eyePosition	both eyes on left side of body ⓘ
family	Scophthalmidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
FAOArea	North-East Atlantic (FAO 27) NERFINISHED ⓘ
fisheryType	commercial fisheries target ⓘ
fishingGear	gillnets ⓘ trawls ⓘ
genus	Scophthalmus NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	coastal waters ⓘ muddy seabeds ⓘ sandy seabeds ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
larvalDevelopment	metamorphosis with eye migration ⓘ
maximumLength	approximately 1 meter ⓘ
maximumWeight	approximately 25 kilograms ⓘ
morphologicalFeature	bony tubercles on eyed side ⓘ lack of scales on most of body ⓘ
nativeRange	Baltic Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Pleuronectiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproduction	spawning in open water ⓘ
salinityPreference	marine ⓘ
salinityTolerance	tolerates brackish water ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
trophicLevel	benthic predator ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scophthalmidae → hasMember → Scophthalmus maximus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scophthalmus rhombus

Scophthalmidae → hasMember → Scophthalmus maximus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scophthalmus maeoticus