''Zeugopterus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
turbots native to the north
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...
. The three species reach a maximum length of .
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Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:Bloch
Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:
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*Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881–1925), Austrian entrepreneur
*Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
*Alexandre Bloch (1857–1919), French painter
*Alfred Bloch ( ...
, 1787) (Topknot)
* '' Zeugopterus regius'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) (Eckström's topknot)
References
Scophthalmidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Carl Moritz Gottsche
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