Species: Scophthalmus aquosus, Windowpane, Windowpane Turbot

Scophthalmus aquosus (Mitchill, 1815)
Windowpane, Windowpane Turbot
Body a deep rhomboid (depth 60-70% of SL); eyes on left side of the body, large and prominent, separated by a flat space of moderate width (<eye), that space not different in the sexes; a slight notch on upper profile before eye; edge of preopercle exposed and easily visible; mouth large, top jaw 45% of head length, reaches to at least center of eye , asymmetrical, lower jaw prominent, top jaw with a bony tubercle at front; teeth equally developed on both sides, small, curved, in bands; dorsal fin originates well ahead of eye, front rays long and branched, free from membrane for much of their length, forming a fringed crest, a little longer than rear rays; front rays of anal fin also with tips extending well beyond fin membrane; 64-71 dorsal fin rays, 48-55 anal fin rays; most fin rays branched; dorsal and anal fins separated from tail fin; eye side pectoral triangular, slightly larger than blind side fin and with branched rays; pelvic fins both with long bases, eye-side fin base close to body midline, origin well forward under eye, eye side fin origin 1-2 rays before blind side fin origin, not connected to anal fin; lateral line equally developed on both sides of body, strongly arched above the pectoral; urinary papilla on eye side; scales small, smooth, 85-95 on lateral line.
Translucent brown with many small dark spots, larger spots on dorsal, tail and anal fins; eye side pectoral spotted; blind side whitish.
Reaches 46 cm.
On sand and silt bottoms, marine to slightly brackish water, northern fish migrate to deeper water in winter.
Depth range 1-110 m, but typically 1-2 m.
Gulf of St Lawrence to central Florida, strays to the Bahamas.

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- Salinity
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- Brackish
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- Beach
- Estuary
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Planktivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic worms
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- Continental primarily
- Extends North of GC
- GC non-endemic
- Island (s)
- All species
- Residency
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- Vagrant
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Temperate (>35N)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Not evaluated / Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 46
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 110