eyed flounder

Bothus ocellatus

Eyed flatfish lying on Atlantic sand

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

The eyed flounder (Bothus ocellatus) is a species of fish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders). The species is found on or near the sandy seabed in relatively shallow waters in the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Bothus
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ) to New York (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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