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Lefteye Flounders
Bothidae
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." The family is also distinguished by the presence of spines on the snout and near the...
18 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 146 known species
Bothus
genusBothus
Arnoglossus
genusArnoglossus
Engyprosopon
genusEngyprosopon
Asterorhombus
genusAsterorhombus
Caulopsetta
genusCaulopsetta
Crossorhombus
genusCrossorhombus
Chascanopsetta
genusChascanopsetta
Lophonectes
genusLophonectes
Parabothus
genusParabothus
Laeops
genusLaeops
Kamoharaia
genusKamoharaia
Anticitharus
genusAnticitharus
Neolaeops
genusNeolaeops
Psettina
genusPsettina
Scidorhombus
genusScidorhombus
Japonolaeops
genusJaponolaeops
Tosarhombus
genusTosarhombus
Psettinella
genusPsettinella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85641.