Bothidae

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iLefteye flounders
Scaldfish, Arnoglossus laterna
Scaldfish, Arnoglossus laterna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae
Genera

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 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.[1]

[edit] Species

There are 158 species in twenty genera:[1][2]

  • 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, 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
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      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.[3]
    • 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
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      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
  • Genus Monolene
    • Slim flounder, Monolene antillarum Norman, 1933.
    • Asaedae flounder, Monolene asaedai Clark, 1936.
    • Monolene atrimana Goode & Bean, 1886.
      Monolene atrimana
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      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
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      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
      Sash flounder, Trichopsetta ventralis
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      Sash flounder, Trichopsetta ventralis
    • 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).

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Bothidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
  2. ^ Bothidae (TSN 172714). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 2 April 2006.
  3. ^ Kunio Amaoka and Bernard Séret (2005). "Engyprosopon marquisensis, a new species of bothid flounder (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae) from the Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)". Ichthyological Research 52 (4): 373–378. DOI:10.1007/s10228-005-0299-x.
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