Turbot

Family Scophthalmidae

• Portuguese: Rodovalho, Parracho
• Spanish: Rodaballo
• French: Turbot
• Dutch: Tarbot
• German: Steinbutt
• Polish: Skarp
• Russian: Tyurbo
• Finnish: Piikkikampela
• Swedish: Piggvar
• Norwegian: Piggvar
• Danish: Pighvarre
• Icelandic: Sandhverfa

REMARKS Maximum length about 1 metre; common length 40 to 50 cm. The colour of the back matches the sea bed; sandy brown is therefore usual. The turbot has no scales, but sports bony tubercles on its body. The great breadth of the body accounts for the old Scots name Bannock-fluke (bannock being a round oatcake).