Mottled flounder (Bothus maculiferus)

Scientific name: Bothus maculiferus Poey, 1860

Mottled flounder (Bothus maculiferus)

The Mottled flounder (Bothus maculiferus) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae. Native range: Western Central Atlantic, Bahamas to the Antilles and northern South America.

Biology

Found on soft bottoms. Bycatch of shrimp trawl fisheries.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bothus maculiferus
Family
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Common length
18.0
Environment
Marine; demersal, usually ? - 45 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas to the Antilles and northern South America.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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