Scophthalmidae
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| Scophthalmidae | |
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| Psetta maxima | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Scophthalmidae |
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Scophthalmidae is a family of flatfish which includes the turbot. It contains ten species in four genera.
[edit] Species
| Genus | Species Binomial name and Author | Species Common name |
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| Lepidorhombus Günther, 1862 |
L. boscii (Risso, 1810) | Fourspotted megrim |
| L. whiffiagonis (Walbaum, 1792) | Megrim | |
| Phrynorhombus Günther 1862 |
P. norvegicus (Günther, 1862) | Norwegian topknot |
| Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810 |
S. aquosus (Mitchill, 1815) | Windowpane Flounder |
| S. rhombus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Brill | |
| S. maeoticus (Pallas, 1814) | ||
| S. maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Turbot | |
| Zeugopterus Gottsche, 1835 |
Z. punctatus (Bloch, 1787) | Topknot |
| Z. regius (Bonnaterre, 1788) | Eckström's topknot |
[edit] References
- FishBase Species List Scophthalmidae. Accessed at 2 May 2009.
- eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Scophthalmidae at http://www.eol.org.
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