Peacock Flounder (Bothus lunatus)

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Bothus lunatus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Peacock Flounder

Also known as: Atlantic Peacock Flounder, Flounder, Plate Fish, Solefish

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Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Pleuronectiformes

Family

Bothidae

Where to find it

common

Saint Lucia

occasional

Dominica

Other species in Bothidae

Bothus podas

Bothus podas

Wide-Eyed Flounder

Bothus maculiferus

Bothus maculiferus

Maculated Flounder

Bothus ocellatus

Bothus ocellatus

Eyed Flounder

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