Turbot and Similar Species
Scophthalmus maximus
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Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Key differences: Brill has a smoother skin with smaller, less prominent bony tubercles (or none at all) and a more oval body shape compared to the Turbot's nearly circular body and very rough skin.
Megrim
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Key differences: Megrim is a much more elongated and slender flatfish with larger scales and a more pointed snout, distinctly different from the broad, circular Turbot.
Flounder
Platichthys flesus
Key differences: Flounder typically has a more oval body, is often right-eyed (though can be left-eyed), and has a smoother skin with small, embedded scales, lacking the prominent bony tubercles of the Turbot.
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