| Cultivation of Larvae |
| temperature |
64.4-68ºF |
| salinity |
30-35 per mille |
| oxygen |
> 7 ppm |
| density |
1.36-2.84 l/p |
| survival |
15-40% |
| Egg diameter |
0.04-0.05 in |
| Larva’s lenght |
0.11-0.12 in |
| Fattening |
| temperature |
57.2-62.6ºF |
| salinity |
30-35 per mille |
| oxygen |
> 5 ppm |
| load |
4.09-8.18 lb/ft² |
| duration |
24-27 months |
| Final weight |
3.31-4.41lb |
| survival |
90% |
Distribution: In the Baltic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Northwestern Atlantic Ocean up to Marroco, the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea.
Feeding: It mainly eats fishes even if it also eats crustaceans and mollusks.
Fishing: Trawl ships.
Breeding: Tanks or cages.
Reproduction: It is a gonocoric species with separated sexs. Spawning is possible by taking gametes (semen and eggs) out of the breeding parents. Females undergo ovulation cycles in about 70-90 hours. Embryo development takes 60-70 days. After the egg hatching, turbot larvae are 0.11-0.12in long.