Bothidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Pleuronectiformes, class . The family contains 9 accepted species worldwide.
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Bothus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)
Bothus ocellatus, the eyed flounder, is a flatfish found in the western Atlantic…
Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)
Arnoglossus laterna, the Mediterranean scaldfish, is a small sexually dimorphic …
Arnoglossus thori Kyle, 1913
Thor's scaldfish (Arnoglossus thori) is a small benthic lefteye flounder found i…
Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
Bothus podas (wide-eyed flounder) is a genus Bothus flounder native to the Medit…
Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830)
Bothus pantherinus, the leopard flounder, is a camouflaging lefteye flounder fou…
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bothus lunatus is a flattened Caribbean and Atlantic flounder that can rapidly c…
Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782)
Bothus mancus, the peacock flounder, is a left-eye flounder with independent mob…
Bothidae animals belong to the Pleuronectiformes order in the Animalia kingdom. The Mediterranean scaldfish is sexually dimorphic: males can be distinguished by the unusual elongated shape of certain fin rays. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Bothidae is classified in the order Pleuronectiformes, class , phylum Chordata. The eyed side of the fish features dark spots, blotches, and ring-shaped markings, with one broader dark blotch located in the middle of the straight section of the lateral line.
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