Norsk bokmål: Piggvar - Scophthalmus maximus. Tatt på garn ved Stavern
English: Turbot - Scophthalmus maximus. Fishing net Stavern, Norway.
Date 21 June 2013, 22:32:57
Author Arnstein Rønning https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Eaglestein
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scophthalmus_maximus_(NO).jpg

The turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) is a species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is a demersal fish native to marine or brackish waters of the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The turbot is a large left-eyed flatfish found primarily close to shore in sandy shallow waters.