Bothidae
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| Scaldfish, Arnoglossus laterna | |
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Bothidae
Regan, 1910
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Arnoglossus |
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Lefteye flounders are a family, Bothidae, of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides. A helpful reminder when trying to recall the family name for this fish is that "Bothidae (Both o' dey) eyes are on the same side o' dey head."[1] The family is also distinguished by the presence of spines on the snout and near the eyes.[2]
Lefteye flounders vary considerably in size between the more than 160 species, ranging from 4.5 cm (1.8 in) to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length. They include such economically important species as the Japanese halibut.[2]
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Scaldfish (Arnoglossus laterna) larva
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Wide-eyed flounder, Bothus podas
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Deepwater flounder, Monolene sessilicauda
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Sash flounder, Trichopsetta ventralis
See also
- Pleuronectidae, the righteye family of flounders
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Bothidae" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
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