Scophthalmus maeoticus

Scophthalmus maeoticus
Black Sea turbot on both sides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Scophthalmidae
Genus: Scophthalmus
Species: S. maeoticus
Binomial name
Scophthalmus maeoticus
(Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms
  • Pleuronectes maeoticus Pallas, 1814
  • Psetta maxima maeotica (Pallas, 1814)
  • Rhombus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814)
  • Scophthalmus maximus maeoticus Pallas, 1814

Scophthalmus maeoticus (Black Sea turbot or kalkan) is a fish species in the family Scophthalmidae. Widespread in the Black Sea.[1] Usually consider as a subspecies of the turbot, Scophthalmus maximus, which is common in the Mediterranean Sea.[2] Now the taxonomic status of this species is under discussion. Important commercial species.

References

  1. ↑ Scophthalmus maeoticus at FishBase
  2. ↑ Bailly N., Chanet B. (2010) Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810: The valid generic name for the turbot, S. maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae]. Cybium, 34(3): 257-261.


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