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Depth range

  • 201-1000M(6)
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  • Neolaeops microphthalmus (Bonde 1922) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Neolaeops
  • Yellowspotted Flounder Yellowspotted Flounder Parabothus kiensis (Tanaka 1918) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Parabothus
  • Kitahara's Flounder Kitahara's Flounder Laeops kitaharae (Smith & Pope 1906) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Laeops
  • Parabothus coarctatus (Gilbert 1905) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Parabothus
  • 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
  • No Photo Available Huysman's Flounder Samariscus huysmani Weber 1913 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Samaridae > Samariscus
  • No Photo Available Narrowbody Righteye Flounder Poecilopsetta praelonga Alcock 1894 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Poecilopsetta
  • No Photo Available Tiled Righteye Flounder Poecilopsetta plinthus (Jordan & Starks 1904) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Poecilopsetta
  • 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
  • Arnoglossus nigrifrons Amaoka & Mihara 2000 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
  • Bighead Righteye Flounder Bighead Righteye Flounder Poecilopsetta macrocephala Hoshino, Amaoka & Last 2001 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Poecilopsetta
  • Tosarhombus longimanus Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton 1997 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Tosarhombus
  • 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 Scale-eye Flounder Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis Weber 1913 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Citharidae > Lepidoblepharon
  • Long Lefteye Flounder Long Lefteye Flounder Arnoglossus elongatus Weber 1913 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
  • Manyspot Lefteye Flounder Manyspot Lefteye Flounder Arnoglossus polyspilus (Günther 1880) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
  • Smallmouth Righteye Flounder Smallmouth Righteye Flounder Nematops microstoma Günther 1880 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Nematops
  • Coloured Righteye Flounder Coloured Righteye Flounder Poecilopsetta colorata Günther 1880 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Poecilopsetta
  • Neoachiropsetta milfordi (Penrith 1965) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Achiropsettidae > Neoachiropsetta A large 'armless' flounder found off the west coast of Tasmania. pelvic fin on eyed side with 7 rays, fin on blind side with 6-7 rays. Brownish-grey with darker dorsal and anal fins.
  • Longfin Righteye Flounder Longfin Righteye Flounder Nematops macrochirus Norman 1931 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Nematops
  • 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 .
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