Wide-eyed flounder

Bothus podas

Bothid Fish from the Mediterranean Sea

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

Bothus podas, also known as the wide-eyed flounder, is a flounder in the genus Bothus, native to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Coast of Africa. During the reproductive season, males court and mate successively with females in their territories, and females seem to show mating fidelity to their dominant male. Data also show that courtship plays an important role in determining male success in mating.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Bothus
Maximum length: 45 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea (Ref. 12382 ); Mauritania to Angola, including Madeira, Cape Verde and the Canary Islands (Ref. 5979 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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