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Bothidae Smitt, 1892

125576  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125576)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  8. Actinopteri (Superclass)
  9. Teleostei (Class)
  10. Pleuronectiformes (Order)
  11. Bothidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Arnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
  2. Genus Asterorhombus Tanaka, 1915
  3. Genus Bothus Rafinesque, 1810
  4. Genus Chascanopsetta Alcock, 1894
  5. Genus Crossorhombus Regan, 1920
  6. Genus Engyophrys Jordan & Bollman, 1890
  7. Genus Engyprosopon Günther, 1862
  8. Genus Grammatobothus Norman, 1926
  9. Genus Japonolaeops Amaoka, 1969
  10. Genus Kamoharaia Kuronuma, 1940
  11. Genus Laeops Günther, 1880
  12. Genus Lophonectes Günther, 1880
  13. Genus Monolene Goode, 1880
  14. Genus Neolaeops Amaoka, 1969
  15. Genus Parabothus Norman, 1931
  16. Genus Perissias Jordan & Evermann, 1898
  17. Genus Psettina Hubbs, 1915
  18. Genus Taeniopsetta Gilbert, 1905
  19. Genus Tosarhombus Amaoka, 1969
  20. Genus Trichopsetta Gill, 1889
  21. Genus Anticitharus Günther, 1880 accepted as Arnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
  22. Genus Botus accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
  23. Genus Caulopsetta Gill, 1893 accepted as Arnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
  24. Genus Charybdia Facciolà, 1885 accepted as Arnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
  25. Genus Crossolepis Norman, 1927 accepted as Psettina Hubbs, 1915
  26. Genus Engyroprosopon accepted as Engyprosopon Günther, 1862 (misspelling)
  27. Genus Kyleia Chabanaud, 1931 accepted as Arnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
  28. Genus Laeoptichthys Hubbs, 1915 accepted as Laeops Günther, 1880
  29. Genus Lambdopsetta Smith & Pope, 1906 accepted as Laeops Günther, 1880
  30. Genus Leops accepted as Laeops Günther, 1880 (misspelling)
  31. Genus Pelecanichthys Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 accepted as Chascanopsetta Alcock, 1894
  32. Genus Peloria Cocco, 1844 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
  33. Genus Rhomboichthys accepted as Rhomboidichthys Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  34. Genus Rhomboidichthys Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
  35. Genus Romboidichthys accepted as Rhomboidichthys Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
  36. Genus Scaeops Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Engyprosopon Günther, 1862
  37. Genus Scianectes Alcock, 1889 accepted as Laeops Günther, 1880
  38. Genus Trachypterophrys Franz, 1910 accepted as Chascanopsetta Alcock, 1894
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: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125576 on 2025-07-16
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2015-04-17 08:48:21Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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Nomenclature

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] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source 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  PDF available [request]

Other

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] 

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]
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LanguageName 
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
Unreviewed
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