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).

Wide-eyed flounder, Bothus podas

• * 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).

Laeops macrophthalmus

• * 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 atrimana

• * 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.

Deepwater flounder, Monolene sessilicauda

• 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

Sash flounder, Trichopsetta ventralis

• * 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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