oval flounder

Bothus myriaster

Starry blue ringed flounder across the Indo Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Bothus is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Bothus
Maximum length: 27 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: definitely recorded from Inhambane, Mozambique; throughout the Indian Ocean to Java, Sumatra, Viet Nam, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Lord Howe Island (Ref. 9824 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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