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Plate Fish

Bothus lunatus

Classification

Family
Bothidae

The plate fish (Bothus lunatus) is a flounder in the genus Bothus, found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic including the Caribbean. Its typical habitat is sandy plains near coral reefs and it is able to change its colouring to make it well-camouflaged in this environment. It is sometimes known as the peacock flounder, a name also given to the closely related Bothus mancus from the Indo-Pacific.

Distribution

Marta Rubio · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 249France · 221United States of America · 136United Kingdom · 132Mexico · 130Cuba · 21Brazil · 16