Turbot 1093780 225381584 2008-07-13T11:24:03Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes {{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}} {{commercial fish topics}} == 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] {{Wikispecies|Scophthalmidae}} [[Category:Scophthalmidae]] [[Category:Commercial fish]] {{fish-stub}} [[de:Steinbutte]] [[es:Psetta maxima]] [[eo:Rombofiŝo]] [[fr:Turbot]] [[lt:Otinės]] [[nl:Tarbot]] [[no:Piggvar]] [[pt:Scophthalmidae]] [[simple:Turbot]] [[sv:Piggvar]] [[vi:Cá bơn Đại Tây Dương]] [[tr:Kalkan balığı]] [[zh:菱鮃科]]