Flowery flounder
Bothus mancus
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A flounder from the Indo-Pacific and the eastern Pacific, from sandy bottoms near reefs. Its body is covered in flower-like bluish spots. It eats fish, crabs and shrimps.
- Scientific name
- Bothus mancus
- Family
- Bothidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Bothidae
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Synonyms
- Crossorhombus macroptera, Platophrys mancus, Pleuronectes barffi, Pleuronectes mancus, Pseudorhombus cinnamomeus, Rhombus macropterus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, América do Sul, Ásia, África, América do Norte
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 51 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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