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Encyclopedia > Scophthalmidae
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Turbot

Psetta maxima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Scophthalmidae
Genera

Lepidorhombus
Phrynorhombus
Psetta
Scophthalmus
Zeugopterus
Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria  Acoelomorpha  Orthonectida  Rhombozoa  Myxozoa  Superphylum Deuterostomia     Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascideiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families Suborder Psettodoidei     Psettodoidae Suborder Pleuronectoidei     Citharidae     Scophthalmidae     Bothidae (lefteye flounders)     Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)     Paralichthyidae     Achiropsettidae (southern flounders)     Samaridae Suborder Soleoidei     Soleidae (soles)     Achiridae (American soles)     Cynoglossidae (tonguefishes) The flatfish are an order (Pleuronectiformes) of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. ... See genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. ...

Turbots or windowpanes (family Scophthalmidae) are a group of fish found in marine or brackish waters. The taxon name comes from the Greek language, with skopein meaning "to look" and ophthalmos meaning "eye". These species are found in the North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Marine is an umbrella term for things relating to the ocean, as with Marine biology, Marine geology, and as a term for a navy, etc. ... Brackish water is water that is saltier than fresh water, but not as salty as sea water. ... Greek (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) constitutes its own branch of the Indo-European languages. ... For other uses, see Atlantic (disambiguation) The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainlands of Northern Europe, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, and the Danish islands. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Map of the Black Sea. ...


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Zeugopterus punctatus (1339 words)
Current taxonomic status Zeugopterus punctatus (Bloch, 1787), family Scophthalmidae (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae).
Eschmeyer References by Family: 24742, Chanet, B. and Desoutter, M., 2000 First western Atlantic record of *Zeugopterus punctatus* (Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae) from off the Newfoundland...
Home Page of the Aquarium Project: Family SCOPHTHALMIDAE Turbot (Psetta maxima) Brill (Scopthalmus rhombus) Topknot (Zeugopterus punctatus) Bloch's Topknot (Zeugopterus regius) Norwegian Topknot...
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