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Norwegian topknot
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Scophthalmidae
Genus: Zeugopterus
Species: Z. norvegicus
Binomial name
Zeugopterus norvegicus
(Günther, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Rhombus norvegicus Günther, 1862
  • Phrynorhombus norvegicus Günther, 1862

Zeugopterus norvegicus, the Norwegian topknot, is a species of turbot native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. This species grows to a length of 12 centimetres (4.7 in) SL. This species is sometimes classified in the monotypic genus Phrynorhombus.

References

  1. Monroe, T.; Costa, M.; Nielsen, J.; Herrera, J. & de Sola, L. (2014). "Phrynorhombus norvegicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18227064A45790512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18227064A45790512.en. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Zeugopterus norvegicus". FishBase. December 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Zeugopterus norvegicus
Phrynorhombus norvegicus


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