Wide-Eyed Flounder (Bothus podas)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Bothus podas

(Delaroche, 1809)

Wide-Eyed Flounder

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

15–400 m

Max size

45 cm

Max weight

700 g

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Lifespan

6 yrs

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Pleuronectiformes

Family

Bothidae

Where to find it

common

Spain (Canary Islands)

occasional

rare

Albania Algeria Cape Verde Cyprus Greece Portugal Sao Tome and Principe

Other species in Bothidae

Maculated Flounder (Bothus maculiferus)

Bothus maculiferus

Maculated Flounder

Eyed Flounder (Bothus ocellatus)

Bothus ocellatus

Eyed Flounder

Peacock Flounder (Bothus lunatus)

Bothus lunatus

Peacock Flounder

Image: © João Pedro Silva (CC-BY-NC) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-NC) · source