Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Flowery Flounder
Bothus mancus
Flowery Flounder
Category: Lefteye Flounders
Scientific Name: Bothus mancus
Size: Up to 19 in. (48 cm)  
Depth: 10-150 ft. (3-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Pleuronectiformes (Order) Flatfishes
     └Bothidae (Family) Lefteye Flounders
      └Bothus (Genus)
       └B. mancus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219796🔗
iNaturalist ID: 95920🔗

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