Scophthalmus maeoticus

Scophthalmus maeoticus
	Black Sea turbot on both sides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Scophthalmidae
Genus:	Scophthalmus
Species:	S. maeoticus
Binomial name
	Scophthalmus maeoticus; (Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms
	Pleuronectes maeoticus Pallas, 1814; Psetta maxima maeotica (Pallas, 1814); Rhombus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814); Scophthalmus maximus maeoticus Pallas, 1814;

Scophthalmus maeoticus (Black Sea turbot or kalkan) is a fish species in the family Scophthalmidae. Widespread in the Black Sea.^[1] Usually consider as a subspecies of the turbot, Scophthalmus maximus, which is common in the Mediterranean Sea.^[2] Now the taxonomic status of this species is under discussion. Important commercial species.

References

^ Scophthalmus maeoticus at FishBase
^ Bailly N., Chanet B. (2010) Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810: The valid generic name for the turbot, S. maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae]. Cybium, 34(3): 257-261.

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[1] Scophthalmus maeoticus at FishBase

[2] Bailly N., Chanet B. (2010) Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810: The valid generic name for the turbot, S. maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae]. Cybium, 34(3): 257-261.

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