Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Leopard Flounder
Bothus pantherinus
Leopard Flounder
Also known as: Panther Flounder
Category: Lefteye Flounders
Scientific Name: Bothus pantherinus
Size: Up to 15 in. (39 cm)  
Depth: 10-300 ft. (3-90 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, 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. pantherinus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219795🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121499🔗

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