Scophthalmus maximus Turbot

Scophthalmus maximus is commonly referred to as Turbot. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

7133 

AphiaID:

127149 

Scientific:

Scophthalmus maximus 

German:

Steinbutt 

English:

Turbot 

Category:

Plattfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Scophthalmidae (Family) > Scophthalmus (Genus) > maximus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Straße von Gibraltar, Russland, the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the North Sea, Algeria, East-Atlantic Ocean, European Coasts, Greenland, Iceland, Morocco, New Zealand, North Atlantic Ocean, Oceanodromous, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, Spitsbergen /Svalbard, the British Isles, the Isle of Man, the Mediterranean Sea 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

20 - 70 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water, Stony Soils 

Size:

19.69" - 39.37" (50cm - 100cm) 

Weight:

25 kg 

Temperature:

5,9 °F - 11,9 °F (5,9°C - 11,9°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Scophthalmus aquosus
• Scophthalmus maeoticus
• 
  Scophthalmus maximus
  Steinbutt
• Scophthalmus rhombus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-05-10 19:32:48 

Last edit:

2024-06-24 18:40:49 

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