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  • Dwarf Lefteye Flounder Dwarf Lefteye Flounder Arnoglossus tenuis Günther 1880 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
  • Variegated Flounder Variegated Flounder Psettina variegata (Fowler 1934) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Psettina
  • Oval Flounder Oval Flounder Bothus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel 1846 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Bothus
  • Combscale Flounder Combscale Flounder Psettina gigantea Amaoka 1963 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Psettina
  • Smallhead Flounder Smallhead Flounder Laeops parviceps Günther 1880 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Laeops
  • Leaf Flounder Leaf Flounder Psettina iijimae (Jordan & Starks 1904) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Psettina
  • Widemouth Flounder Widemouth Flounder Kamoharaia megastoma (Kamohara 1936) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Kamoharaia
  • Longfin Wide-eye Flounder Longfin Wide-eye Flounder Engyprosopon longipterum Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton 1993 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
  • Ragged Flounder Ragged Flounder Psettina tosana Amaoka 1963 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Psettina
  • Cockatoo Flounder Cockatoo Flounder Samaris cristatus Gray 1831 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Samaridae > Samaris
  • Pennant Flounder Pennant Flounder Grammatobothus pennatus (Ogilby 1913) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Grammatobothus
  • Chain-mail Flounder Chain-mail Flounder Crossorhombus azureus (Alcock 1889) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Crossorhombus
  • Ocellate Flounder Ocellate Flounder Taeniopsetta ocellata (Günther 1880) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Taeniopsetta
  • Hureau's Wide-eye Flounder Hureau's Wide-eye Flounder Engyprosopon hureaui Quéro & Golani 1990 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
  • Regan's Wide-eye Flounder Regan's Wide-eye Flounder Engyprosopon latifrons (Regan 1908) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
  • Parabothus taiwanensis Amaoka & Shen 1993 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Parabothus
  • Bumphead Flounder Bumphead Flounder Engyprosopon osculus (Amaoka & Arai 1998) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
  • Threespot Flounder Threespot Flounder Grammatobothus polyophthalmus (Bleeker 1866) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Grammatobothus
  • Waite's Flounder Waite's Flounder Arnoglossus waitei Norman 1926 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
  • Rough Flounder Rough Flounder Psettina senta Amaoka & Larson 1999 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Psettina
  • Broadbrow Flounder Broadbrow Flounder Crossorhombus valderostratus (Alcock 1890) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Crossorhombus
  • No Photo Available Bigfin Righteye Flounder Samaris macrolepis Norman 1927 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Samaridae > Samaris
  • Common Largescale Flounder Common Largescale Flounder Citharoides macrolepis (Gilchrist 1904) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Citharidae > Citharoides A brownish left-eyed flounder with a dark blotch at the rear of the dorsal and anal fin bases, and dark spots or blotches on the body, dorsal and anal fins.
  • Bleeker's Flounder Bleeker's Flounder Engyprosopon bleekeri (Macleay 1881) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
  • African Righteye Flounder African Righteye Flounder Poecilopsetta natalensis Norman 1931 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Poecilopsetta
  • Manyspot Lefteye Flounder Manyspot Lefteye Flounder Arnoglossus polyspilus (Günther 1880) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
  • Japanese Lefteye Flounder Japanese Lefteye Flounder Arnoglossus japonicus Hubbs 1915 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
  • Smallmouth Righteye Flounder Smallmouth Righteye Flounder Nematops microstoma Günther 1880 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Nematops
  • No Photo Available Sunier's Flounder Samariscus sunieri Weber & de Beaufort 1929 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Samaridae > Samariscus Samariscus sunieri is a relatively small righteyed flounder with a long, slender, very compressed body and a very long pectoral fin that is about twice the length of the head. This species lives inside and outside of the Great Barrier Reef.
  • Crested Flounder Crested Flounder Lophonectes gallus Günther 1880 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Lophonectes
  • Olive Wide-eye Flounder Olive Wide-eye Flounder Engyprosopon maldivensis (Regan 1908) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
  • Spot-tail Wide-eye Flounder Spot-tail Wide-eye Flounder Engyprosopon grandisquama (Temminck & Schlegel 1846) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon An oval-shaped flounder with two distinct black blotches on the caudal fin, between the 3rd and 4th rays from the upper and lower margins of the fin respectively; males with a dark greyish underside. Video of a Striate Anglerfish (aka Hairy Frogfish) eating a Spot-tail Wide-eye Flounder .
  • Spotless Lefteye Flounder Spotless Lefteye Flounder Arnoglossus praeteritus (Whitley 1950) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus In Australia this species was previously referred to as  Arnoglossus aspilos (Bleeker, 1851).
  • Flowery Flounder Flowery Flounder Bothus mancus (Broussonet 1782) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Bothus A left-side flounder with dark-margined pale spots and numerous scattered small dark spots, usually three dark spots or blotches on lateral line, a row of widely-spaced dark spots on dorsal and anal fins, and eyed side pectoral fins with dark crossbars. Video of a well-camouflaged Flowery Flounder on Agincourt reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Video of a Flowery Flounders - the Kings of Camouflage .
  • No Photo Available Yellow Largescale Flounder Brachypleura novaezeelandiae Günther 1862 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Citharidae > Brachypleura
  • No Photo Available Threespot Righteye Flounder Samariscus triocellatus Woods 1960 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Samaridae > Samariscus Samariscus triocellatus is a small slender righteye flounder with a mottled brown body and three dark-edged ocelli along the lateral line. It usually lives on rubble and sandy bottoms of coral reefs. As it slowly moves across the bottom, it is well camouflaged to resemble a flatworm, sometimes waving its black pectoral fin.
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