Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Pleuronectiformes (Order)
      └Bothidae (Family)
       └Bothus (Genus)
        └B. mancus (Species)

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