Plate fish (Bothus lunatus)

Scientific name: Bothus lunatus Linnaeus, 1758

Plate fish (Bothus lunatus)

The Plate fish (Bothus lunatus) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Florida (USA), Bermuda, and the Bahamas to Brazil. Absent in Gulf of Mexico. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension Island and the Gulf of Guinea.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 92-99; Anal soft rays: 71 - 76. Gray to brown with numerous circles, curved spots, and dots of light blue on head and body; fins with small light blue spots; two or three large diffuse blackish spots on straight portion of lateral line.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bothus lunatus
Family
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
46.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
0–100 m (0–328 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 100 m, usually 0 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Florida (USA), Bermuda, and the Bahamas to Brazil. Absent in Gulf of Mexico. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension Island and the Gulf of Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

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

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