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Species catalogue
Turbot
Order
Pleuronectiformes
Family
Scophthalmidae
Marine fish with regularly ossified skeleton. Body very compressed, almost circular in outline. The eyes are on the left side of the body. Wide and oblique mouth. The color is greenish gray, brownish or yellowish, more or less marbled and speckled black and white. It can weigh up to 25 kg. It measures up to 1 m.
Characteristics
FAO code
TUR
TUR
Specie
Psetta maxima
Psetta maxima
Type
White fish
White fish
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 34: the Eastern Central part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Area 81: the Southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
jan
feb
mar
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
International denominations
Germany
Steinbutt
China
大菱鲆
France
Turbot
Italy
Rombo chiodato
Portugal
Pregado
United Kingdom
Turbot
Fishing areas
