HomeMarine aquarium fishOther marine fishEyed flounder Eyed flounder (Bothus ocellatus) Scientific name: Bothus ocellatus Agassiz, 1831 The Eyed flounder (Bothus ocellatus) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Canada to New York (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 76-91; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 58 - 69. Light tan to light gray with irregular pale rings or rosettes, some of which are dark-edged; scattered small dark spots and three large blackish spots along straight portion of lateral line, the middle one the best defined.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameBothus ocellatusFamilyBothidae (Lefteye flounders)OrderPleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length18.0Common length12.0Depth range1–110 m (3–361 ft)EnvironmentMarine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 110 m, usually 10 - 50 mClimateTropicalDistributionWestern Atlantic: Canada to New York (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil.Conservation status (IUCN)Not EvaluatedThreat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercialResilienceMedium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More other marine fishChannel flounderSyacium micrurumPeruvian banded croakerParalonchurus peruanusPygmy poacherOdontopyxis trispinosaYellow croakerLarimichthys polyactisC-O solePleuronichthys coenosusPacific sand solePsettichthys melanostictusSee all other marine fish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026