Depth range
States & territories
- Western Australia(39)
- Queensland(26)
- New South Wales(21)
- Northern Territory(8)
- Tasmania(2)
- South Australia(1)
- Victoria(1)
- Christmas Island(1)
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands(1)
- Coral Sea Islands(1)
GeoZone
- NW coast(28)
- Central E coast(17)
- NW oceanic(12)
- N coast(11)
- NE coast(11)
- Central W coast(8)
- NE oceanic(8)
- SE oceanic(8)
- Gulf of Carpentaria(7)
- Great Barrier Reef(6)
- Lower E coast(5)
- Lower W coast(5)
- W oceanic(3)
- Bass Strait(1)
- S Gulfs coast(1)
- S oceanic(1)
- SE coastal(1)
- Tas. coast(1)
- SW coast(1)
- Great Australian Bight(1)
Habitat & ecology
- benthic(52)
- soft bottom(44)
- continental shelf(35)
- continental slope(25)
- coral reef(2)
- marine(2)
- sandy bottom(1)
- rubble bottom(1)
Localities/regions
IMCRA Bioregions
- Lord Howe Province(1)
- Northwest Shelf Transition(1)
- Northwest Shelf Province(1)
- Northeast Shelf Province(1)
- Northeast Shelf Transition(1)
- Christmas Island Province(1)
Conservation Status
Biology
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Lord Howe Flounder Crossorhombus howensis Hensley & Randall 1993 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Crossorhombus
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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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Neolaeops microphthalmus (Bonde 1922) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Neolaeops
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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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Yellowspotted Flounder Parabothus kiensis (Tanaka 1918) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Parabothus
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Parabothus coarctatus (Gilbert 1905) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Parabothus
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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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Kitahara's Flounder Laeops kitaharae (Smith & Pope 1906) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Laeops
- No Photo Available Huysman's Flounder Samariscus huysmani Weber 1913 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Samaridae > Samariscus
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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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Bothus swio Hensley 1997 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Bothus
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Ragged Flounder Psettina tosana Amaoka 1963 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Psettina
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Longfin Wide-eye Flounder Engyprosopon longipterum Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton 1993 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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Arnoglossus nigrifrons Amaoka & Mihara 2000 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
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Parabothus taiwanensis Amaoka & Shen 1993 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Parabothus
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Bumphead Flounder Engyprosopon osculus (Amaoka & Arai 1998) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
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Hureau's Wide-eye Flounder Engyprosopon hureaui Quéro & Golani 1990 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
- No Photo Available Narrowbody Righteye Flounder Poecilopsetta praelonga Alcock 1894 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Poecilopsetta
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Regan's Wide-eye Flounder Engyprosopon latifrons (Regan 1908) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
- No Photo Available Tiled Righteye Flounder Poecilopsetta plinthus (Jordan & Starks 1904) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Poecilopsetta
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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
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Tosarhombus longimanus Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton 1997 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Tosarhombus
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Bighead Righteye Flounder Poecilopsetta macrocephala Hoshino, Amaoka & Last 2001 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Poecilopsetta
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Bleeker's Flounder Engyprosopon bleekeri (Macleay 1881) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Engyprosopon
- No Photo Available Scale-eye Flounder Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis Weber 1913 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Citharidae > Lepidoblepharon
- 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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Manyspot Lefteye Flounder Arnoglossus polyspilus (Günther 1880) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
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Long Lefteye Flounder Arnoglossus elongatus Weber 1913 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus
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African Righteye Flounder Poecilopsetta natalensis Norman 1931 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Poecilopsetta
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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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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
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Coloured Righteye Flounder Poecilopsetta colorata Günther 1880 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Poecilopsetta
- 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.
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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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Longfin Righteye Flounder Nematops macrochirus Norman 1931 Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Pleuronectidae > Nematops
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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.
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Spotless Lefteye Flounder Arnoglossus praeteritus (Whitley 1950) Actinopterygii > Pleuronectiformes > Bothidae > Arnoglossus In Australia this species was previously referred to as Arnoglossus aspilos (Bleeker, 1851).
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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 .