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Scophthalmus
Scophthalmus is a genus of turbots, relatively large flatfish native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea. The name comes from the Greek words σκόπελος (skópelos) and ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós) "eye", where σκόπελος would mean according to Liddell & Scott "lookout place, promontory", and according to P. Romero "lanternfish".
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Turbot
speciesScophthalmus maximus
Windowpane Flounder
speciesScophthalmus aquosus
Brill
speciesScophthalmus rhombus
Black Sea Brill
speciesScophthalmus maeoticus
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 61392.