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Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides.[1] The family is also distinguished by the presence of spines on the snout and near the eyes.[2]
Lefteye flounders vary considerably in size between the more than 160 species, ranging from 4.5 cm (1.8 in) to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length.[2]
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Scaldfish (Arnoglossus laterna) larva
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Wide-eyed flounder, Bothus podas
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Deepwater flounder, Monolene sessilicauda
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Sash flounder, Trichopsetta ventralis
See also
- Pleuronectidae, the righteye family of flounders
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