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Turbot

Scophthalmus maximus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,346, February 994, March 1,557, April 2,450, May 3,533, June 3,852, July 4,122, August 3,545, September 2,603, October 1,943, November 1,062, December 830.
United States27,837
Alaska27,837
Netherlands8
France7
Portugal4
Sweden4
Occitanie4
Noord-Holland4
United Kingdom3
AVEIRO3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderJacks, Flounders, Barracudas, and Allies · Carangiformes
FamilyTurbots · Scophthalmidae
GenusScophthalmus

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