Fish farmer’s guide to combating parasitic infections in turbot aquaculture.

  1. Lamas, Jesús 2
  2. Leiro, José Manuel 2
  3. Sitjà-Bobadilla, Ariadna 1
  4. Palenzuela, Oswaldo 1
  1. 1 CSIC - Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal (IATS)
  2. 2 Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
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    Universidade de Santiago de Compostela

    Santiago de Compostela, España

    ROR https://ror.org/030eybx10

Editorial: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)

Ano de publicación: 2021

Tipo: Libro

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Resumo

The turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (Linnaeus, 1758), is a flatfish species belonging to the family Scophthalmidae, order Pleuronectiformes. This species is distributed throughout the Northeast Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. It has a disc-shaped body with marked asymmetry in juveniles and adults, with both eyes occurring on the left side of the head. Although the species lacks scales, its head and body are covered by numerous bony protuberances or tubercles. The dorsal side is grey–brownish in colour and has dark spots, although the colouration can vary greatly depending on the background. The ventral side is whitish in colour. Turbot are carnivorous fish and can reach up to 1 m in length and up to 25 kg body weight. The flesh is greatly sought-after and has high commercial value.