Deep-Sea taxon details
Bothidae Smitt, 1892
- Genus Arnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Bothus Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Chascanopsetta Alcock, 1894
- Genus Engyophrys Jordan & Bollman, 1890
- Genus Kamoharaia Kuronuma, 1940
- Genus Laeops Günther, 1880
- Genus Monolene Goode, 1880
- Genus Parabothus Norman, 1931
- Genus Taeniopsetta Gilbert, 1905
- Genus Trichopsetta Gill, 1889
- Genus Pelecanichthys Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 accepted as Chascanopsetta Alcock, 1894
- Genus Rhomboidichthys Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
- Genus Romboidichthys accepted as Rhomboidichthys Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: tropical and temperate Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Both eyes on left side in most species....
Description Distribution: tropical and temperate Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Both eyes on left side in most species. Preopercle margin free and distinct. No spines in fins. Dorsal fin origin above or anterior to upper eye. Dorsal and anal fins separate from caudal fin. Branchiostegal membranes united. Anus on blind side. Egg yolk with a single oil globule. Lefteye flounders are found in all tropical and temperate seas, and several species are of commercial importance. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Bothidae Smitt, 1892. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125576 on 2025-11-15
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Bothidae Smitt, 1892. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125576 on 2025-11-15
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Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Distribution: tropical and temperate Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Both eyes on left side in most species. Preopercle margin free and distinct. No spines in fins. Dorsal fin origin above or anterior to upper eye. Dorsal and anal fins separate from caudal fin. Branchiostegal membranes united. Anus on blind side. Egg yolk with a single oil globule. Lefteye flounders are found in all tropical and temperate seas, and several species are of commercial importance. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | lefteye flounders | [details] |
| Japanese | ダルマガレイ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | tungevarfamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | tungevarfamilien | [details] |
| Swedish | tungevarar | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bothidae)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothidae FIN035115 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothidae FIN035115 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bothidae)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothidae FIN035115 Slide 35 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothidae FIN035115 Slide 35 mm)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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