Bothidae

Cape scaldfish

Arnoglossus capensis

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

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 are A. coeruleosticta and A. multirastris found off Chile.