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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Parabothus

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9 species (see list below)

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Southeast Pacific
 
Parabothus amaokai
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Western Indian Ocean
 
Parabothus budkeri
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Eastern Central Pacific
 
Parabothus chlorospilus
[]

Photo by FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
Parabothus coarctatus (Gilbert, 1905)

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Parabothus coarctatus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
Parabothus filipes Amaoka, Mihara & Rivaton, 1997

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Parabothus filipes
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20.3 cm SL
Parabothus kiensis (Tanaka, 1918)

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Parabothus kiensis
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
 
Parabothus malhensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Parabothus polylepis (Alcock, 1889)

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Parabothus polylepis
[Manyscaled flounder]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
Parabothus taiwanensis Amaoka & Shen, 1993

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Parabothus taiwanensis
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9 Species of Family Bothidae with Genus Parabothus
(Lefteye flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1983 Parabothus amaokai Southeast Pacific
1943 Parabothus budkeri Western Indian Ocean
1905 Parabothus chlorospilus Eastern Central Pacific
1905 Parabothus coarctatus Pacific Ocean 22.5 SL
1997 Parabothus filipes Western Pacific 8.8 SL
1918 Parabothus kiensis Indo-West Pacific 20.3 SL
1908 Parabothus malhensis Indian Ocean
1889 Parabothus polylepis Manyscaled flounder Western Indian Ocean 15 TL
1993 Parabothus taiwanensis Northwest Pacific 14.8 SL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013