Brill belongs to the exclusive flatfish species. Brill is a very tasteful flatfish. Brill has a smooth skin, unlike the turbot, with which it is often compared, which has bony lumps on the skin. Brill has a smooth olive green/brown top. The bottom of the Brill is coloured cream white. Brill from the northern waters is often darker in colour. Brill can achieve a weight of 8 kg with a length of 75 cm; however this is very exceptional, usually the Brill is offered up to max 4 kg. Brill swim to a depth of 50 m and can reach an age of 6 years. Brill is found in European waters from Iceland to Norway and from the Netherlands to the Mediterranean.