The scaldfishes comprise a
genus
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, ''Arnoglossus'', of
lefteye flounders. They are found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, including the
Mediterranean
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and
Black Sea
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. They are entirely absent from most of the Americas; the only exceptions are ''A. coeruleosticta'' and ''A. multirastris'' found off
Chile
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. The genus include both species found in shallow and deeper water. The largest species reaches .
[ in length.]
Species
The 37 currently recognized species are:
[
* '']Arnoglossus andrewsi
The scaldfishes comprise a genus, ''Arnoglossus'', of lefteye flounders. They are found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. They are entirely absent from most of the Americas; the only exception ...
'' Kurth, 1954
* '' Arnoglossus arabicus'' Norman, 1939 (Arabian flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus armstrongi'' E. O. G. Scott, 1975
* '' Arnoglossus aspilos'' ( Bleeker, 1851) (spotless lefteye flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus bassensis'' Norman, 1926 (Bass Strait flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus boops'' (Hector
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, 1875)
* '' Arnoglossus brunneus'' ( Fowler, 1934) (brown lefteye flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus capensis'' Boulenger, 1898 (Cape scaldfish)
* ''Arnoglossus coeruleosticta
The scaldfishes comprise a genus, ''Arnoglossus'', of lefteye flounders. They are found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. They are entirely absent from most of the Americas; the only exception ...
'' ( Steindachner, 1898)
* ''Arnoglossus dalgleishi
The scaldfishes comprise a genus, ''Arnoglossus'', of lefteye flounders. They are found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. They are entirely absent from most of the Americas; the only exception ...
'' ( von Bonde, 1922) (east coast flounder)
* ''Arnoglossus debilis
The scaldfishes comprise a genus, ''Arnoglossus'', of lefteye flounders. They are found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. They are entirely absent from most of the Americas; the only exception ...
'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (weak lefteye flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus elongatus'' M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (long lefteye flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus fisoni'' J. D. Ogilby, 1898 (Fison's lefteye flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus grohmanni'' ( Bonaparte, 1837)
* '' Arnoglossus imperialis'' ( Rafinesque, 1810) (imperial scaldfish)
* '' Arnoglossus japonicus'' C. L. Hubbs, 1915 (Japanese lefteye flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus kessleri'' P. J. Schmidt, 1915 (scaldback)
* '' Arnoglossus kotthausi'' Klausewitz & Schneider, 1986
* ''Arnoglossus laterna
The Mediterranean scaldfish (''Arnoglossus laterna''), also known as the scaldfish, is a species of benthic left eyed flatfish belonging to the family Bothidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic of Europe and Africa as well as the Mediterranean ...
'' ( Walbaum, 1792) (Mediterranean scaldfish)
* '' Arnoglossus macrolophus'' Alcock, 1889 (large-crested lefteye flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus marisrubri'' Klausewitz & M. Schneider, 1986
* '' Arnoglossus micrommatus'' Amaoka, M. Arai & M. F. Gomon, 1997
* '' Arnoglossus muelleri'' ( Klunzinger, 1872) (Müller's flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus multirastris'' Parin, 1983
* '' Arnoglossus nigrifrons'' Amaoka & Mihara, 2000
* '' Arnoglossus nigrofilamentosus'' Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2017 (Filamentous flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus oxyrhynchus'' Amaoka, 1969 (sharp-snout lefteye flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus polyspilus'' ( Günther, 1880) (many-spotted lefteye flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus rueppelii'' ( Cocco, 1844) (Rüppell's scaldback)
* '' Arnoglossus sayaensis'' Amaoka & Imamura, 1990
* '' Arnoglossus scapha'' ( J. R. Forster, 1801)
* '' Arnoglossus septemventralis'' Amaoka & Mihara, 2000
* '' Arnoglossus tapeinosoma'' ( Bleeker, 1865) (drab flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus tenuis'' Günther, 1880 (dwarf lefteye flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus thori'' Kyle, 1913 (Thor's scaldfish)
* '' Arnoglossus waitei'' Norman, 1926 (Waite's lefteye flounder)
* '' Arnoglossus yamanakai'' Fukui, Yamada & Ozawa, 1988
References
Bothidae
Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
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