Bothidae
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Lefteye flounders are a family, Bothidae, of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right side, with both eyes on the left side.["Bothidae"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
Species
There are 158 species in twenty genera:[Bothidae (TSN 172714)]. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 2 April 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).
- * Rüppell's scaldback, Arnoglossus rueppelii (Cocco, 1844).
- * Arnoglossus sayaensis Amaoka & Imamura, 1990.
- * Witch (fish), 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.
- * 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).
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