- Bothidae
Taxobox
name = Lefteye flounders
image_width = 240px
image_caption =Scaldfish , "Arnoglossus laterna"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Pleuronectiformes
familia = Bothidae
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Arnoglossus " "Asterorhombus " "Bothus " "Chascanopsetta " "Crossorhombus " "Engyophrys " "Engyprosopon " "Grammatobothus " "Japonolaeops " "Kamoharaia " "Laeops " "Lophonectes " "Monolene " "Neolaeops " "Parabothus " "Perissias " "Psettina " "Taeniopsetta " "Tosarhombus " "Trichopsetta " See text for species.Lefteye flounders are a family, Bothidae, of
flounder s. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right side, with both eyes on the left side. A helpful reminder when trying to recall the family name for this fish is that "Bothidae eyes are on the same side o' dey head." FishBase family | family = Bothidae | month = February | year = 2006]pecies
There are 158 species in twenty genera: [ITIS | ID = 172714 | taxon = Bothidae | date = 2 April | year = 2006]
* Genus "Arnoglossus "
** "Arnoglossus andrewsi " Kurth, 1954.
**Arabian flounder , "Arnoglossus arabicus " Norman, 1939.
** "Arnoglossus armstrongi " Scott, 1975.
**Spotless lefteye flounder , "Arnoglossus aspilos " (Bleeker, 1851).
**Bass Strait flounder , "Arnoglossus bassensis " Norman, 1926.
** "Arnoglossus boops " (Hector, 1875).
**Brown lefteye flounder , "Arnoglossus brunneus " (Fowler, 1934).
**Cape scaldfish , "Arnoglossus capensis " Boulenger, 1898.
**East coast flounder , "Arnoglossus dalgleishi " (von Bonde, 1922).
**Weak lefteye flounder , "Arnoglossus debilis " (Gilbert, 1905).
**Long lefteye flounder , "Arnoglossus elongatus " Weber, 1913.
**Fison's lefteye flounder , "Arnoglossus fisoni " Ogilby, 1898.
**Imperial scaldfish , "Arnoglossus imperialis " (Rafinesque, 1810).
**Japanese lefteye flounder , "Arnoglossus japonicus " Hubbs, 1915.
**Scaldback , "Arnoglossus kessleri " Schmidt, 1915.
**Scaldfish , "Arnoglossus laterna " (Walbaum, 1792).
**Large-crested lefteye flounder , "Arnoglossus macrolophus " Alcock, 1889.
** "Arnoglossus marisrubri " Klausewitz & Schneider, 1986.
** "Arnoglossus micrommatus " Amaoka, Arai & Gomon, 1997.
**Mueller's flounder , "Arnoglossus muelleri " (Klunzinger, 1872).
** "Arnoglossus multirastris " Parin, 1983.
** "Arnoglossus nigrifrons " Amaoka & Mihara, 2000.
**Sharp-snout lefteye flounder , "Arnoglossus oxyrhynchus " Amaoka, 1969.
**Many-spotted lefteye flounder , "Arnoglossus polyspilus " (Günther, 1880).
**Rueppell's scaldback , "Arnoglossus rueppelii " (Cocco, 1844).
** "Arnoglossus sayaensis " Amaoka & Imamura, 1990.
** Witch, "Arnoglossus scapha " (Forster, 1801).
** "Arnoglossus septemventralis " Amaoka & Mihara, 2000.
** "Arnoglossus tapeinosoma " (Bleeker, 1865).
**Dwarf lefteye flounder , "Arnoglossus tenuis " Günther, 1880.
**Thor's scaldfish , "Arnoglossus thori " Kyle, 1913.
**Waite's lefteye flounder , "Arnoglossus waitei " Norman, 1926.
** "Arnoglossus yamanakai " Fukui, Yamada & Ozawa, 1988.
* Genus "Asterorhombus "
** "Asterorhombus annulatus " (Weber, 1913).
**Bleeker's flounder , "Asterorhombus bleekeri " (Macleay, 1881).
**Angler flatfish , "Asterorhombus fijiensis " (Norman, 1931).
**Intermediate flounder , "Asterorhombus intermedius " (Bleeker, 1865).
** "Asterorhombus osculus " Amaoka & Arai, 1998.
* Genus "Bothus "
** "Bothus assimilis " (Günther, 1862).
**Pacific eyed flounder , "Bothus constellatus " (Jordan, 1889).
** "Bothus ellipticus " (Poey, 1860).
**Guinean flounder , "Bothus guibei " Stauch, 1966.
**Pacific leopard flounder , "Bothus leopardinus " (Günther, 1862).
**Plate fish , "Bothus lunatus " (Linnaeus, 1758).
**Mottled flounder , "Bothus maculiferus " (Poey, 1860).
**Flowery flounder , "Bothus mancus " (Broussonet, 1782).
**St. Helena flounder , "Bothus mellissi " Norman, 1931.
**Indo-Pacific oval flounder , "Bothus myriaster " (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846).
**Eyed flounder , "Bothus ocellatus " (Günther, 1880).
**Leopard flounder , "Bothus pantherinus " (Rüppell, 1830).
**Wide-eyed flounder , "Bothus podas " (Delaroche, 1809).
**Twospot flounder , "Bothus robinsi " Topp & Hoff, 1972.
** "Bothus swio " Hensley, 1997.
** "Bothus tricirrhitus " Kotthaus, 1977.
* Genus "Chascanopsetta "
** "Chascanopsetta crumenalis " (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897).
** "Chascanopsetta elski " Foroshchuk, 1991.
** "Chascanopsetta kenyaensis " Hensley & Smale, 1997.
**Pelican flounder , "Chascanopsetta lugubris " Alcock, 1894.
** "Chascanopsetta megagnatha " Amaoka & Parin, 1990.
** "Chascanopsetta micrognatha " Amaoka & Yamamoto, 1984.
** "Chascanopsetta prognatha " Norman, 1939.
** "Chascanopsetta prorigera " Gilbert, 1905.
* Genus "Crossorhombus "
**Blue flounder , "Crossorhombus azureus " (Alcock, 1889).
**Lord Howe Island flounder , "Crossorhombus howensis " Hensley & Randall, 1993.
** "Crossorhombus kanekonis " (Tanaka, 1918).
**Kobe flounder , "Crossorhombus kobensis " (Jordan & Starks, 1906).
**Broadbrow flounder , "Crossorhombus valderostratus " (Alcock, 1890).
* Genus "Engyophrys "
**Speckled-tail flounder , "Engyophrys sanctilaurentii " Jordan & Bollman, 1890.
**American spiny flounder , "Engyophrys senta " Ginsburg, 1933.
* Genus "Engyprosopon "
** "Engyprosopon arenicola " Jordan & Evermann, 1903.
**Bellona flounder , "Engyprosopon bellonaensis " Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993.
**Cocos Island flounder , "Engyprosopon cocosensis " (Bleeker, 1855).
** "Engyprosopon filimanus " (Li & Wang, 1982).
** "Engyprosopon filipennis " Wu & Tang, 1935.
**Largescale flounder , "Engyprosopon grandisquama " (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846).
** "Engyprosopon hawaiiensis " Jordan & Evermann, 1903.
** "Engyprosopon hensleyi " Amaoka & Imamura, 1990.
**Hureau's flounder , "Engyprosopon hureaui " Quéro & Golani, 1990.
** "Engyprosopon latifrons " (Regan, 1908).
** "Engyprosopon longipelvis " Amaoka, 1969.
**Long pectoral fin flounder , "Engyprosopon longipterum " Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993.
** "Engyprosopon macrolepis " (Regan, 1908).
**Olive wide-eyed flounder , "Engyprosopon maldivensis " (Regan, 1908).
** "Engyprosopon marquisensis " Amaoka & Séret, 2005. [cite journal | journal = Ichthyological Research | doi = 10.1007/s10228-005-0299-x | volume = 52 | issue = 4 | year = 2005 | pages = 373–378 | title = "Engyprosopon marquisensis", a new species of bothid flounder (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae) from the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia) | author = Kunio Amaoka and Bernard Séret]
** "Engyprosopon mogkii " (Bleeker, 1854).
** "Engyprosopon multisquama " Amaoka, 1963.
**Natal flounder , "Engyprosopon natalensis " Regan, 1920.
** "Engyprosopon obliquioculatum " (Fowler, 1934).
** "Engyprosopon raoulensis " Amaoka & Mihara, 1995.
** "Engyprosopon regani " Hensley & Suzumoto, 1990.
**Long snout flounder , "Engyprosopon rostratum " Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993.
** "Engyprosopon sechellensis " (Regan, 1908).
**Seven pelvic ray flounder , "Engyprosopon septempes " Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1993.
** "Engyprosopon vanuatuensis " Amaoka & Séret, 2005.
** "Engyprosopon xenandrus " Gilbert, 1905.
** "Engyprosopon xystrias " Hubbs, 1915.
* Genus "Grammatobothus "
**Krempf's flounder , "Grammatobothus krempfi " Chabanaud, 1929.
**Pennant flounder , "Grammatobothus pennatus " (Ogilby, 1913).
**Threespot flounder , "Grammatobothus polyophthalmus " (Bleeker, 1865).
* Genus "Japonolaeops "
** "Japonolaeops dentatus " Amaoka, 1969.
* Genus "Kamoharaia "
**Wide-mouthed flounder , "Kamoharaia megastoma " (Kamohara, 1936).
* Genus "Laeops "
**Clear fin-base flounder , "Laeops clarus " Fowler, 1934.
** "Laeops cypho " Fowler, 1934.
**Philippine slender flounder , "Laeops gracilis " Fowler, 1934.
**Günther's flounder , "Laeops guentheri " Alcock, 1890.
** "Laeops kitaharae " (Smith & Pope, 1906).
** "Laeops macrophthalmus " (Alcock, 1889).
**Khaki flounder , "Laeops natalensis " (Regan, 1920).
** "Laeops nigrescens " Lloyd, 1907.
**Blackspotted flounder , "Laeops nigromaculatus " von Bonde, 1922.
**Small headed flounder , "Laeops parviceps " Günther, 1880.
**Longarm flounder , "Laeops pectoralis " (von Bonde, 1922).
** "Laeops tungkongensis " Chen & Weng, 1965.
* Genus "Lophonectes "
**Crested flounder , "Lophonectes gallus " Günther, 1880.
** "Lophonectes mongonuiensis " (Regan, 1914).
* Genus "Monolene "
**Slim flounder , "Monolene antillarum " Norman, 1933.
**Asaedae flounder , "Monolene asaedai " Clark, 1936.
** "Monolene atrimana " Goode & Bean, 1886.
** "Monolene danae " Bruun, 1937.
**Acapulco flounder , "Monolene dubiosa " Garman, 1899.
** "Monolene helenensis " Amaoka & Imamura, 2000.
**Pacific deepwater flounder , "Monolene maculipinna " Garman, 1899.
** "Monolene megalepis " Woods, 1961.
**Merten's moonflounder , "Monolene mertensi " (Poll, 1959).
**Smallmouth moonflounder , "Monolene microstoma " (Kuronuma, 1940).
**Deepwater flounder , "Monolene sessilicauda " Goode, 1880.
* Genus "Neolaeops "
**Crosseyed flounder , "Neolaeops microphthalmus " (von Bonde, 1922).
* Genus "Parabothus "
** "Parabothus amaokai " Parin, 1983.
** "Parabothus budkeri " (Chabanaud, 1943).
** "Parabothus chlorospilus " (Gilbert, 1905).
** "Parabothus coarctatus " (Gilbert, 1905).
** "Parabothus filipes " Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1997.
** "Parabothus kiensis " (Tanaka, 1918).
** "Parabothus malhensis " (Regan, 1908).
**Manyscaled flounder , "Parabothus polylepis " (Alcock, 1889).
** "Parabothus taiwanensis " Amaoka & Shen, 1993.
* Genus "Perissias "
**Striped-fin flounder , "Perissias taeniopterus " (Gilbert, 1890).
* Genus "Psettina "
** "Psettina brevirictis " (Alcock, 1890).
** "Psettina filimana " Li & Wang, 1982.
**Rough-scaled flounder , "Psettina gigantea " Amaoka, 1963.
** "Psettina hainanensis " (Wu & Tang, 1935).
** "Psettina iijimae " (Jordan & Starks, 1904).
** "Psettina multisquamea " Fedorov & Foroshchuk, 1988.
** "Psettina profunda " (Weber, 1913).
** "Psettina senta " (Ginsburg, 1933).
** "Psettina tosana " Amaoka, 1963.
** "Psettina variegata " (Fowler, 1934).
* Genus "Taeniopsetta "
**Indo-Pacific ocellated flounder , "Taeniopsetta ocellata " (Günther, 1880).
** "Taeniopsetta radula " Gilbert, 1905.
* Genus "Tosarhombus "
** "Tosarhombus brevis " Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1997.
** "Tosarhombus longimanus " Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1997.
** "Tosarhombus neocaledonicus " Amaoka & Rivaton, 1991.
** "Tosarhombus nielseni " Amaoka & Rivaton, 1991
** "Tosarhombus octoculatus " Amaoka, 1969.
** "Tosarhombus smithi " (Nielsen, 1964).
* Genus "Trichopsetta "
**Caribbean flounder , "Trichopsetta caribbaea " Anderson & Gutherz, 1967.
** "Trichopsetta melasma " Anderson & Gutherz, 1967.
** "Trichopsetta orbisulcus " Anderson & Gutherz, 1967.
**Sash flounder , "Trichopsetta ventralis " (Goode & Bean, 1885).References
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