Bothidae

Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides. The family is also distinguished by the presence of spines on the snout and near the eyes.

species of fish

The scaldfishes comprise a genus, Arnoglossus, of lefteye flounders. They are found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. They are entirely absent from most of the Americas; the only exceptions are A. coeruleosticta and A. multirastris found off Chile. The genus include both species found in shallow and deeper water. The largest species reaches .

Bothus is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings.

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

Asterorhombus is a genus of lefteye flounders native to the Indo-Pacific. These small flatfishes only reach in length.

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

species of fish

Monolene, the deepwater lefteye flounders, is a genus of small, mainly deepwater flatfish from the Atlantic and East Pacific.

species of fish

species of fish

Engyprosopon is a genus of small lefteye flounders. They are found in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from shallow coastal waters to depths in excess of .

species of fish

species of fish

Laeops is a genus of small lefteye flounders from the Indo-Pacific. They are mainly found in deep water, although a few species have been recorded shallower than .

Grammatobothus is a genus of small flatfish native to the Indo-Pacific.

species of fish

species of fish

Chascanopsetta is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) found in deeper parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans with a single species, C. lugubris also occurring in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains ten member species.

Psettina is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the Indo-Pacific.

Trichopsetta is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

Engyophrys is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the oceans around the Americas.

Lophonectes is a genus of small lefteye flounders found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean off Australia and New Zealand.

Crossorhombus is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the Indian and West Pacific Oceans.

Taeniopsetta is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the Indo-Pacific at depths of .

Parabothus is a genus of fish in the family Bothidae native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Tosarhombus is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the western Indian and western Pacific Oceans at depths of .