Scophthalmidae
| Scophthalmidae | |
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| Scophthalmus maximus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Superorder: | Acanthopterygii |
| Clade: | Percomorpha |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Scophthalmidae Chabanaud, 1933 |
| Type genus | |
| Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810
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| Genera[1] | |
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Lepidorhombus | |
The Scophthalmidae are a family of flatfish found in the North Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Black Sea.[2] Fish of this family are known commonly as turbots,[1][3] though this name can refer specifically to Scophthalmus maximus, as well.
Cladistic analysis reveals that this family is a monophyletic group.[2]
Of the nine species, the largest reaches 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in length. Some species in the family are fished commercially.
References[]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Scophthalmidae" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ a b Chanet, B. (2003). Interrelationships of scophthalmid fishes (Pleuronectiformes: Scopththalmidae). Cybium 27(4) 275-86.
- ^ eol - Encyclopedia of Life taxon Scophthalmidae at http://www.eol.org.
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