Bothidae

Lefteye flounders
	Scaldfish, Arnoglossus laterna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Bothidae; Smitt, 1892
Type genus
	Bothus; Rafinesque, 1810
Genera
	Arnoglossus; Asterorhombus; Bothus; Chascanopsetta; Crossorhombus; Engyophrys; Engyprosopon; Grammatobothus; Japonolaeops; Kamoharaia; Laeops; Lophonectes; Monolene; Neolaeops; Parabothus; Perissias; Psettina; Taeniopsetta; Tosarhombus; Trichopsetta

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.

Lefteye flounders vary considerably in size between the more than 160 species, ranging from 4.5 cm (1.8 in) to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length.

Scaldfish (Arnoglossus laterna) larva
Wide-eyed flounder, Bothus podas
Laeops macrophthalmus
Monolene atrimana
Deepwater flounder, Monolene sessilicauda
Sash flounder, Trichopsetta ventralis

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