Brill (fish)

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For other uses of the word Brill see Brill (disambiguation)

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Pleuronectiformes Family: Scophthalmidae Genus: Scophthalmus Species: S. rhombus
Binomial name
Scophthalmus rhombus Linnaeus, 1758

The brill, Scophthalmus rhombus, is a species of flatfish in the turbot family (Scophthalmidae) of the order Pleuronectiformes. Like other members of the turbot family they are native to the North Atlantic, primarily in deeper offshore waters.

The brill is brown with lighter and darker coloured flecks covering its body, excluding the tailfin; the underside of the fish is usually cream coloured. Like other flatfish the brill has the ability to match its colour to the surroundings. Brills are on average 50 cm in length. Part of the dorsal fin of the fish is not connected to the fin membrane, which gives the fish a frilly appearance. They are sometimes confused with the Turbot (Psetta maxima), which is more diamond-shaped.

[edit] Sources

• Marine Life Encycolpedia - Scophthalmus rhombus
• "Scophthalmus rhombus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.

[edit] References

• Scophthalmus rhombus (TSN 172749). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 18 April 2006.