Scophthalmus maeoticus

Scophthalmus maeoticus
	Black Sea turbot on both sides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Scophthalmidae
Genus:	Scophthalmus
Species:	S. maeoticus
Binomial name
	Scophthalmus maeoticus; (Pallas, 1814)
Synonyms
	List Bothus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814) ; Pleuronectes maeoticus Pallas, 1814 ; Psetta maeotica (Pallas, 1814) ; Psetta maxima subsp. maeotica (Pallas, 1814) ; Rhombus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814) ; Rhombus torosus Rathke, 1836 ; Scophthalmus maximus subsp. maeoticus (Pallas, 1814) ; ;

Scophthalmus maeoticus (Black Sea turbot or kalkan) is a fish species in the family Scophthalmidae. It is widespread in the Black Sea.^[2] It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the turbot, Scophthalmus maximus, which is common in the Mediterranean Sea.^[3] The taxonomic status of this species is under discussion. It is an important commercial species.

References

^ "Scophthalmus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scophthalmus maeoticus". FishBase. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
^ Bailly, N.; Chanet, B. (2010). "Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810: The valid generic name for the turbot, S. maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae]". Cybium: International Journal of Icthyology. 34 (3): 257–261.

[GBIF-1] "Scophthalmus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 5 July 2025.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Scophthalmus maeoticus". FishBase. Retrieved 14 June 2011.

[3] Bailly, N.; Chanet, B. (2010). "Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810: The valid generic name for the turbot, S. maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) [Pleuronectiformes: Scophthalmidae]". Cybium: International Journal of Icthyology. 34 (3): 257–261.

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