Wide-eyed Flounder
Bothus podas
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Bothidae
Bothus podas, also known as the wide-eyed flounder, is a flounder in the genus Bothus, native to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Coast of Africa. During the reproductive season, males court and mate successively with females in their territories, and females seem to show mating fidelity to their dominant male. Data also show that courtship plays an important role in determining male success in mating.
Bothus podas, le Rombou podas, est une espèce de poissons plats de la famille des Bothidae.
Bothus podas es una especie de pez de la familia Bothidae en el orden de los Pleuronectiformes. Hábitat Es un pez marino, vive en fondos arenosos y de grava, hasta los 200 metros de profundidad, donde se alimenta de pequeños invertebrados y peces de pequeña talla. Su presencia cerca de las playas indica un buen estado ambiental del ecosistema.
Distribution
More from the same family
Mediterranean Scaldfish
Arnoglossus laterna
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Arnoglossus grohmanni
BothidaeRüppell's Scaldback
Arnoglossus rueppelii
BothidaePlate Fish
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BothidaeMottled Flounder
Bothus maculiferus
BothidaeFlowery Flounder
Bothus mancus
Bothidae