Brill
| Scophthalmus rhombus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Scophthalmidae (Turbots) |
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| Order: | Pleuronectiformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Brill | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: 68°N to Morocco. Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Also known throughout the Mediterranean and Black Sea. | |||
| Adult biology: | Lives on sandy or mixed bottoms; feeds on bottom-living fishes and larger crustaceans. Marketed fresh and frozen; eaten steamed, fried, broiled, boiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Distinctive caracteristic from Psetta maxima: at 7-8 mm, there are no true rays in the fins, and armature is not yet spiny. At later stage fairly less spines developed on head and operculum. Urostyle not so strongly bent up. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 64°N - 26°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37) | |||
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| Checked by: Giovanardi, Otello |
Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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