Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
Yes
Description
The brill, Scophthalmus rhombus, is a species of flatfish in the turbot family (Scophthalmidae) of the order Pleuronectiformes. Brill can be found in the northeast Atlantic, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, and Mediterranean, primarily in deeper offshore waters.
Brill is sold commercially and eaten much like turbot, though chefs tend to prefer turbot.
The brill is a marine flatfish of the turbot family, found in the northeast Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Black and Baltic Seas. It lives over sandy or muddy bottoms, from shallow water down to about 100 m.
Also known as
- European Brill
- Kite
Kosher Brill in foreign languages
| Scientific | Scophthalmus rhombus |
| Spanish | corujo |
| Portuguese | Rodovalho |
| French | Barbue |
| German | Glattbutt |
| Russian | Гладкий ромб |
| Chinese | 菱鮃 |
| Japanese | ブリル |
| Indonesian | Gerit |
