Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of
flounder
Flounders are a group of flatfish species. They are demersal fish, found at the bottom of oceans around the world; some species will also enter estuaries.
Taxonomy
The name "flounder" is used for several only distantly related species, thou ...
s. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides.
The family is also distinguished by the presence of spines on the snout and near the eyes.
Lefteye flounders vary considerably in size between the more than 160 species, ranging from to in length.
[
File:Arnoglossus laterna larva.jpg, ]Scaldfish
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 exceptions ...
(''Arnoglossus laterna'') larva
File:Bothus podas.jpg, Wide-eyed flounder
''Bothus podas'', also known as the wide-eyed flounder, is a flounder in the genus ''Bothus
''Bothus'' is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus ...
, ''Bothus podas''
File:Laeops macrophthalmus.jpg, ''Laeops macrophthalmus
''Laeops'' is a genus of small lefteye flounders from the Indo-Pacific. They are mainly found in deep water, although a few species have been recorded shallower than .
Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:
* '' Laeops ...
''
File:Monolene atrimana.jpg, '' Monolene atrimana''
File:Monolene sessilicauda.jpg, Deepwater flounder
Deepwater may refer to ocean water in the abyssal zone, hadal zone, or other deep ocean zones.
Deepwater may also refer to:
Entertainment
* Deep Water (Highsmith novel), a 1957 a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith
* ''Deepwa ...
, ''Monolene sessilicauda''
File:Trichopsetta ventralis.jpg, Sash flounder
A sash is a large and usually colorful ribbon or band of material worn around the body, either draping from one shoulder to the opposing hip and back up, or else running around the waist. The sash around the waist may be worn in daily attire, bu ...
, ''Trichopsetta ventralis''
See also
* Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. The Paralichthyidae are the op ...
, the righteye family of flounders
References
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Marine fish families
Taxa named by Albert Günther