MBDP-NI: Psetta maxima- Species account

Psetta maxima (Linnaeus, 1758)

Turbot

Distribution Map from NBN: Psetta maxima at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Psetta maxima at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

GBIF data for Scophthalmus maximus

WoRMS: Psetta maxima at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758). AphiaID: 127149.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Osteichthyes; Actinopterygii; Actinopteri; Teleostei; Pleuronectiformes; Scophthalmidae; Psetta

Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2025). Psetta maxima. (Linnaeus, 1758). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=ZG8590. Accessed on 2026-07-28