WoRMS taxon details
Bothidae Smitt, 1892
- Genus Arnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Asterorhombus Tanaka, 1915
- Genus Bothus Rafinesque, 1810
- Genus Chascanopsetta Alcock, 1894
- Genus Crossorhombus Regan, 1920
- Genus Engyophrys Jordan & Bollman, 1890
- Genus Engyprosopon Günther, 1862
- Genus Grammatobothus Norman, 1926
- Genus Japonolaeops Amaoka, 1969
- Genus Kamoharaia Kuronuma, 1940
- Genus Laeops Günther, 1880
- Genus Lophonectes Günther, 1880
- Genus Monolene Goode, 1880
- Genus Neolaeops Amaoka, 1969
- Genus Parabothus Norman, 1931
- Genus Perissias Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- Genus Psettina Hubbs, 1915
- Genus Taeniopsetta Gilbert, 1905
- Genus Tosarhombus Amaoka, 1969
- Genus Trichopsetta Gill, 1889
- Genus Anticitharus Günther, 1880 accepted as Arnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Botus accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
- Genus Caulopsetta Gill, 1893 accepted as Arnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Charybdia Facciolà, 1885 accepted as Arnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Crossolepis Norman, 1927 accepted as Psettina Hubbs, 1915
- Genus Engyroprosopon accepted as Engyprosopon Günther, 1862 (misspelling)
- Genus Kyleia Chabanaud, 1931 accepted as Arnoglossus Bleeker, 1862
- Genus Laeoptichthys Hubbs, 1915 accepted as Laeops Günther, 1880
- Genus Lambdopsetta Smith & Pope, 1906 accepted as Laeops Günther, 1880
- Genus Leops accepted as Laeops Günther, 1880 (misspelling)
- Genus Pelecanichthys Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 accepted as Chascanopsetta Alcock, 1894
- Genus Peloria Cocco, 1844 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
- Genus Rhomboichthys accepted as Rhomboidichthys Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Rhomboidichthys Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (synonym)
- Genus Romboidichthys accepted as Rhomboidichthys Bleeker, 1856 accepted as Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 (misspelling)
- Genus Scaeops Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Engyprosopon Günther, 1862
- Genus Scianectes Alcock, 1889 accepted as Laeops Günther, 1880
- Genus Trachypterophrys Franz, 1910 accepted as Chascanopsetta Alcock, 1894
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: tropical and temperate Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Both eyes on left side in most species....
Description Distribution: tropical and temperate Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Both eyes on left side in most species. Preopercle margin free and distinct. No spines in fins. Dorsal fin origin above or anterior to upper eye. Dorsal and anal fins separate from caudal fin. Branchiostegal membranes united. Anus on blind side. Egg yolk with a single oil globule. Lefteye flounders are found in all tropical and temperate seas, and several species are of commercial importance. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Bothidae Smitt, 1892. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125576 on 2024-11-23
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request]context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Distribution: tropical and temperate Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Both eyes on left side in most species. Preopercle margin free and distinct. No spines in fins. Dorsal fin origin above or anterior to upper eye. Dorsal and anal fins separate from caudal fin. Branchiostegal membranes united. Anus on blind side. Egg yolk with a single oil globule. Lefteye flounders are found in all tropical and temperate seas, and several species are of commercial importance. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | lefteye flounders | [details] |
| Japanese | ダルマガレイ科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | tungevarfamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | tungevarfamilien | [details] |
| Swedish | tungevarar | [details] |
