Turbot

Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Scophthalmidae
Genus:	Scophthalmus
Species:	S. maximus
Binomial name
Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Pleuronectes cyclops Donovan, 1806 Pleuronectes maeoticus (non Pallas, 1814) Pleuronectes maximus Linnaeus, 1758 Pleuronectes turbot Lacepède, 1802 Psetta maeotica (non Pallas, 1814) Psetta maxima (Linnaeus, 1758) Psetta maxima maxima (Linnaeus, 1758) Rhombus aculeatus Gottsche, 1835 Rhombus maeoticus (non Pallas, 1814) Rhombus magnus Minding, 1832 Rhombus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) Rhombus stellosus Bennett, 1835 Scophthalmus maeoticus (non Pallas, 1814) Scophthalmus ponticus Ninni, 1932

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 and the Mediterranean Sea.

The word comes from the Old French tourbout, which in turn is thought to be a derivative of the Latin turbo ("spinning top") a possible reference to its shape. Another possible origin of the Old French word is from Old Swedish törnbut, from törn "thorn" + -but "stump, butt, flatfish", which may also be a reference to its shape (compare native English halibut). Early reference to the turbot can be found in a satirical poem (The Emperor's Fish) by Juvenal, a Roman poet of the late 1st and early 2nd centuries A.D., suggesting this fish was a delicacy in the Roman empire.

In the US, UK and English-speaking Canada, turbot is pronounced /ˈtɜːrbət/ TUR-bət. The French pronunciation of "turbot" is [tyʁbo].

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