''Zeugopterus'' is a

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of turbots native to the north

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. The two species reach a maximum length of .

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: * ''

Zeugopterus punctatus ''Zeugopterus punctatus'', the common topknot, is a species of left eyed flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae, from the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Description ''Zeugopterus punctatus'' is a small left-sided flatfish that is almost completely round ...

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, 1787) (Topknot) * ''

Zeugopterus regius ''Zeugopterus regius'', Eckström's topknot or Bloch's topknot, is a small, left eyed flatfish in the turbot family Scophthalmidae found in European waters. Description ''Zeugopterus regius'' is a relatively broad bodied, left-eyed flatfish whi ...

'' ( Bonnaterre, 1788) (Eckström's topknot)

References

Scophthalmidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Carl Moritz Gottsche {{Pleuronectiformes-stub