Scophthalmus

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Scophthalmus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Scophthalmidae
Genus: Scophthalmus
Rafinesque, 1810
Type species
Pleuronectes rhombus
Synonyms

Scophthalmus is a genus of turbots, relatively large flatfish native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Scophthalmus in FishBase . December 2012 version.