The Scophthalmidae family is composed of two main clades, four genera, and eight species. The four genera … See more

Turbots are benthic animals and can be found in both Marine and Brackish environments, but not in freshwater. While certain flatfish can be found in the other regions, Scophthalmidae are native to the North Atlan… See more

Scophthalmidae is a family of ray-finned fish (Actinopterygii), so it exhibits any primitive traits of that clade. Being a scientific family, it also has its own set of general traits, as well as a variety of derived trai… See more

Scophthalmids live a fairly sedentary lifestyle in comparison to other ray-finned fish, and due to their negative buoyancy spend most of their time below other taxa. Being asymmetrical and spending most of their time o… See more

Little is known in regards to the reproduction of scophthalmids beyond what is widely accepted or generalized in the broader flatfish order. When a female enters a reproductive state (due to internal or external … See more