Depth range
States & territories
- Western Australia(27)
- Queensland(18)
- New South Wales(17)
- Northern Territory(8)
- South Australia(1)
- Victoria(1)
- Tasmania(1)
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands(1)
- Christmas Island(1)
- Coral Sea Islands(1)
GeoZone
- NW coast(24)
- Central E coast(17)
- NE coast(11)
- N coast(10)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(7)
- Central W coast(6)
- Great Barrier Reef(6)
- Lower W coast(5)
- Lower E coast(4)
- SE oceanic(4)
- NW oceanic(4)
- NE oceanic(2)
- W oceanic(2)
- Bass Strait(1)
- Great Australian Bight(1)
- S Gulfs coast(1)
- SW coast(1)
- SE coastal(1)
- Tas. coast(1)
Habitat & ecology
- continental shelf(33)
- benthic(32)
- soft bottom(27)
- continental slope(10)
- coral reef(2)
- rubble bottom(1)
- marine(1)
- sandy bottom(1)
Localities/regions
IMCRA Bioregions
- Lord Howe Province(1)
- Christmas Island Province(1)
- Northwest Shelf Transition(1)
- Northwest Shelf Province(1)
- Northeast Shelf Province(1)
- Northeast Shelf Transition(1)
Conservation Status
Biology
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Dwarf Lefteye Flounder
Arnoglossus tenuis
Günther 1880
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
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Variegated Flounder
Psettina variegata
(Fowler 1934)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Psettina
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Oval Flounder
Bothus myriaster
Temminck & Schlegel 1846
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Bothus
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Combscale Flounder
Psettina gigantea
Amaoka 1963
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Psettina
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Smallhead Flounder
Laeops parviceps
Günther 1880
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Laeops
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Leaf Flounder
Psettina iijimae
(Jordan & Starks 1904)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Psettina
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Widemouth Flounder
Kamoharaia megastoma
(Kamohara 1936)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Kamoharaia
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Longfin Wide-eye Flounder
Engyprosopon longipterum
Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton 1993
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
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Ragged Flounder
Psettina tosana
Amaoka 1963
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Psettina
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Cockatoo Flounder
Samaris cristatus
Gray 1831
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Samaridae > Samaris
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Pennant Flounder
Grammatobothus pennatus
(Ogilby 1913)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Grammatobothus
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Chain-mail Flounder
Crossorhombus azureus
(Alcock 1889)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Crossorhombus
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Ocellate Flounder
Taeniopsetta ocellata
(Günther 1880)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Taeniopsetta
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Hureau's Wide-eye Flounder
Engyprosopon hureaui
Quéro & Golani 1990
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
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Regan's Wide-eye Flounder
Engyprosopon latifrons
(Regan 1908)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
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Threespot Flounder
Grammatobothus polyophthalmus
(Bleeker 1866)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Grammatobothus
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Waite's Flounder
Arnoglossus waitei
Norman 1926
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
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Rough Flounder
Psettina senta
Amaoka & Larson 1999
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Psettina
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Broadbrow Flounder
Crossorhombus valderostratus
(Alcock 1890)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Crossorhombus
- No Photo Available Bigfin Righteye Flounder Samaris macrolepis Norman 1927 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Samaridae > Samaris
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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.
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Bleeker's Flounder
Engyprosopon bleekeri
(Macleay 1881)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
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African Righteye Flounder
Poecilopsetta natalensis
Norman 1931
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Poecilopsetta
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Manyspot Lefteye Flounder
Arnoglossus polyspilus
(Günther 1880)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
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Japanese Lefteye Flounder
Arnoglossus japonicus
Hubbs 1915
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
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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 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 occurs both inside and outside the Great Barrier Reef.
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Crested Flounder
Lophonectes gallus
Günther 1880
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Lophonectes
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Olive Wide-eye Flounder
Engyprosopon maldivensis
(Regan 1908)
Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
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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 .
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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 A small slender brownish righteye flounder mottled with irregular dark and pale markings, 2-3 dark-edged ocelli along the lateral line, the pectoral fins blackish distally, black spots on the caudal fin, and minute black dots on the dorsal and anal fins.
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