Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pacific Leopard Flounder
Bothus leopardinus
Pacific Leopard Flounder
Category: Lefteye Flounders
Scientific Name: Bothus leopardinus
Size: Up to 9 in. (23 cm)  
Depth: 10-350 ft. (3-107 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Pleuronectiformes (Order)
     └Bothidae (Family)
      └Bothus (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Lefteye Flounders

Pacific Leopard Flounder

Peacock Flounder

Flowery Flounder

Eyed Flounder (Female)

Eyed Flounder (Male)

Leopard Flounder



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