family Bothidae

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family Bothidae - a family of fish of the order Heterosomata

fish family - any of various families of fish

Heterosomata, order Heterosomata, order Pleuronectiformes - flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes

lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder - flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head

genus Paralichthys, Paralichthys - a genus of Bothidae

Etropus, genus Etropus - a genus of Bothidae

Citharichthys, genus Citharichthys - a genus of Bothidae

genus Scophthalmus, Scophthalmus - a genus of Bothidae

genus Psetta, Psetta - a genus of Bothidae

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Some left-eyed flatfishes are in the family Bothidae or the family Paralichthyidae, which includes many commercially important species of flounder, such as the southern flounder.

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Species with semi- permanent and permanent home ranges such as those from the family Bothidae and Cyanoglossidae were also sampled.

Diversity and Community Composition of Fishes in Tropical Estuary Pahang Malaysia

Field guide to the flatfishes of the family Bothidae in the Western North Atlantic, 47 p.

Cross-shelf and seasonal variation in larval fish assemblages on the southeast United States continental shelf off the coast of Georgia