Scophthalmus
S. maeoticus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Scophthalmidae
Genus:	Scophthalmus Rafinesque, 1810
Type species
Pleuronectes rhombus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Lophopsetta Gill, 1861 Psetta Swainson, 1839 Rhomboides Goldfuss, 1820 Rhombus Cuvier, 1816

Scophthalmus is a genus of turbots, relatively large flatfish native to the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Scophthalmus aquosus (Mitchill, 1815) (Windowpane flounder)
• Scophthalmus maeoticus (Pallas, 1814) (Black-Sea Turbot)
• Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Turbot)
• Scophthalmus rhombus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Brill)