Black Sea Turbot
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Black Sea Turbot ( Scophthalmus maeoticus ); |
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The Black Sea turbot ( Scophthalmus maeoticus ) is an asymmetrically built flatfish with eyes on the left flank of its body.
features
The Black Sea turbot, like all turbot, is strongly flattened on the sides and has a longitudinally oval shape. It reaches a total length of a maximum of 45 centimeters. His eyes are both on the left half of the body, while his right side is usually on the bottom of the water. The snout is pointed and the mouth above.
The basic color of the eyes is dark brown to black. The right half of the body (blind side), on the other hand, is light gray to white and speckled with red spots. On both sides of the body, the fish has bony outgrowths that are larger than the eye. The dorsal fin attaches to the head before the eyes.
distribution
The Black Sea turbot lives exclusively in the Black Sea and in adjacent parts of the Mediterranean Sea . Like all flatfish, it lives on the sea floor.
Systematics
The species status of the Black Sea turbot has been controversial so far, so that the Black Sea turbot in the literature both as a separate species and as a subspecies S. m. maeoticus can be represented.
Use and endangerment
The Black Sea turbot is a popular and expensive food fish in its homeland. It is considered a potential candidate for successful breeding and keeping in aquaculture similar to turbot.
supporting documents
- ↑ Ali Türker, Murat Yigit, Sebahattin Ergun: Growth and Feed Utilization in Juvenile Black Sea Turbot (Psetta maeotica) under Different Photo periodic regime. In: Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences. Vol. 29, No. 5, 2005, ISSN 1300-0128 , pp. 1203-1208, ( digitized version (PDF; 43.38 kB) ).
Web links
- Black Sea Turbot on Fishbase.org (English)