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peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus)
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Bothidae

peacock flounder

Bothus lunatus

Blue ringed spots haunting clear mangrove shallows

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

peacock flounder is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in reef habitat, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 46 cm.

Family
Bothidae
Genus
Bothus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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