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The
turbot
(
Psetta maxima
) is a large (up to 100 cm or 39 in long and 25 kg or 55 lb in weight) species of
flatfish
native to the
North Atlantic
,
Black Sea
,
Baltic Sea
and the
Mediterranean Sea
. It is highly prized as a
food fish
and is acquired through
aquaculture
and
trawling
.
Photo:
Luc Viatour
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