Turbot (family Scophthalmidae, order Pleuronectiformes) are flatfish native to marine or brackish waters of the North Atlantic. Name Taxon name The taxon name for Turbot comes from the Greek language: skopein meaning "to look" and ophthalmos meaning "eye". Pronunciation of "Turbot" The name of the fish may be pronounced tur-bit or tur-but (in rhotic English or, in non-rhotic English or ). Alternatively, American English speakers may often pronounce turbot as tur-bo . This is likely a back-form… (More on Turbot)