Wide-eyed flounder
Bothus podas
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A flounder from the Mediterranean and the eastern Atlantic, from sandy or muddy bottoms. It reaches 45 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Bothus podas
- Family
- Bothidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Bothidae
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Synonyms
- Bothus africanus, Bothus diaphanus, Bothus mancus, Bothus poda, Bothus podas africanus, Bothus podas maderiensis, Bothus podas podas, Botus podas podas, Peloria heckelii, Platophrys mancus, Platophrys podas, Pleuronectes mancus, Pleuronectes podas, Rhomboidichthys podas, Rhombus gesneri
Origin
- Native region
- Europa, África, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 45 cm
- Lifespan
- 6 years
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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