Scophthalmidae

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Scophthalmus rhombus

Seventy Five Centimeters Scophthalmid Fish of the Mediterranean Sea

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Europe
• Deep-bodied
• Large
• Temperate fish

The brill, Scophthalmus rhombus, is a species of flatfish in the turbot family (Scophthalmidae) of the order Pleuronectiformes. Brill can be found in the northeast Atlantic, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, and Mediterranean, primarily in deeper offshore waters. Brill are usually in shallow waters or below 100 meters at seafloor.