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Leopard Flounder

Bothus pantherinus

Classification

Family
Bothidae

The leopard flounder (Bothus pantherinus) or panther flounder, is a flatfish found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Range Bothus pantherinus is found in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf to South Africa, as far as southeast Australia and Japan. Description The leopard flounder is a highly compressed fish up to 39 centimeters (15 in) long, one of the lefteye flounders, meaning that the right eye has migrated to the left side of the body.

Distribution

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United States of America · 132France · 65United Kingdom · 1