Turbot
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{{Taxobox
| name = Turbot
| image = Psetta maxima.JPG
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Psetta maxima''
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| ordo = [[Pleuronectiformes]]
| familia = ''[[Scophthalmidae]]''
| subdivision_ranks = [[Genus|Genera]]
| subdivision =
''[[Psetta]]''<br>
}}
{{otheruses}}
'''Turbot''' ([[family (biology)|family]] Scophthalmidae, [[order (biology)|order]] [[Pleuronectiformes]]) are [[flatfish]] native to [[marine (ocean)|marine]] or [[brackish]] waters of the [[North Atlantic]].
==Name==
===Taxon name===
The [[taxon]] name for Turbot comes from the [[Greek language]]: ''skopein'' meaning "to look" and ''ophthalmos'' meaning "eye". {{Fact|date=March 2008}}
===Pronunciation of "Turbot"===
The name of the fish may be pronounced ''tur-bit'' or ''tur-but'' (in [[Rhotic and non-rhotic accents|rhotic]] English {{IPA2|tɝɻbɪt}} or {{IPA2|tɝɻbət}}, in [[Rhotic and non-rhotic accents|non-rhotic]] English {{IPA2|ˈtɜbɪt}} or {{IPA2|ˈtɜbət}}).
Alternatively, [[American English]] speakers may often pronounce turbot as ''tur-bo'' ( {{IPA2|ˈtɝɻboʊ}}). This is likely a [[back-formation]] based on [[French language|French]] words ending in ''-ot''; the French pronunciation of "turbot" ({{IPA2|tyʁbot}}) may be approximated in English as "tour-bought".{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
== Varieties of Turbot==
The [[European turbot]] (''Psetta maxima'') is a large left-eyed flatfish found primarily close to shore in sandy shallow waters throughout the [[Mediterranean]], the [[Baltic Sea]], the [[Black Sea]] and the [[North Atlantic]]. The European turbot has an asymmetrical disk-shaped body, and may attain sizes of 30 to 40 pounds (approx. 15 to 17 kilograms).{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
[[Greenland Turbot]] (''Reinhardtius hippoglossoides''), sometimes known as blue halibut or [[Greenland halibut]], is usually harvested in the cold waters off Greenland in water depths of up to 1000m. Both flavor and texture is very similar to [[Pacific Halibut]].{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
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== Turbot as food fish ==
Turbot is highly prized as a [[food fish]] for its delicate flavour. It is a valuable commercial species, acquired through [[aquaculture]] and [[trawling]]. Turbot are farmed in [[France]], [[Spain]], [[Chile]], [[Norway]] and [[China]]. {{Fact|date=March 2008}}
Turbot has a bright white flesh that retains its appearance when cooked. Like all flatfish, turbot yields four [[fillets]] with meatier topside portions that may be [[baked]], [[poached]] or [[pan-fried]]. {{Fact|date=March 2008}}
==Turbot vision==
Turbot has the sharpest [[visual system|vision]] out of all fish species.{{Fact|date=September 2007}}
== See also ==
* [[Turbot War]]
== External links ==
* [http://www.answers.com/topic/turbot Turbot @ About.com]
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