Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)

Scientific name: Bothus podas Delaroche, 1809

Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)

The Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas) is a marine fish of the family Bothidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea; Mauritania to Angola, including Madeira, Cape Verde and the Canary Islands.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 85-95; Anal soft rays: 63 - 73. The scales on the eyed side are ctenoid and cycloid on the blind side. The inter-orbital width is much wider in males. The upper pectoral fin rays are not prolonged. The subspecies in the Mediterranean and African coast, P. podas has 75-86 lateral line scales, with 13-20 scales making up the curved portion. Its eyed side has alight brown color, bearing darker spots. The subspecies in Madeira and the Canaries, B. p. maderensis, has 88-91 lateral line scales, with 20-21 on the lateral line curve. Its eyed side appears dark brown to dark violet and seldom spotted.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bothus podas
Family
Bothidae (Lefteye flounders)
Order
Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
13.0
Depth range
15–400 m (49–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 400 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea; Mauritania to Angola, including Madeira, Cape Verde and the Canary Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: 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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