Bothidae
Appearance
(Redirected from Left-eye flounder)
Lefteye flounders | |
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Scaldfish, Arnoglossus laterna | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
Family: | Bothidae Smitt, 1892 |
Type genus | |
Bothus Rafinesque, 1810
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Genera | |
Arnoglossus |
Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family 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.[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.[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
[edit]- Pleuronectidae, the righteye family of flounders
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Bothidae" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
- ^ a b Chapleau, Francois & Amaoka, Kunio (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 224–225. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.