Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of
flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides.
The family is also distinguished by the presence of spines on the snout and near the eyes.
Lefteye flounders vary considerably in size between the more than 160 species, ranging from to in length.
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File:Arnoglossus laterna larva.jpg, Scaldfish (''Arnoglossus laterna'') larva
File:Bothus podas.jpg, Wide-eyed flounder, ''Bothus podas''
File:Laeops macrophthalmus.jpg, '' Laeops macrophthalmus''
File:Monolene atrimana.jpg, '']Monolene atrimana
''Monolene'' is a genus of small, mainly deepwater lefteye flounders from the Atlantic and East Pacific.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''Monolene antillarum'' Norman, 1933 (slim flounder)
* ''Monolene asaedai'' ...
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File:Monolene sessilicauda.jpg, Deepwater flounder, ''Monolene sessilicauda''
File:Trichopsetta ventralis.jpg, Sash flounder, ''Trichopsetta ventralis''
See also
* Pleuronectidae, the righteye family of flounders
References
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Marine fish families
Taxa named by Albert Günther