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Turbots
Scophthalmidae
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.
4 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Scophthalmus
genusScophthalmus
Zeugopterus
genusZeugopterus
Phrynorhombus
genusPhrynorhombus
Lepidorhombus
genusLepidorhombus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61391.