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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Arnoglossus

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35 species (see list below)

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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22.6 cm SL
 
Arnoglossus andrewsi
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
 
Arnoglossus arabicus
[Arabian flounder]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.9 cm SL
 
Arnoglossus armstrongi
[]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Arnoglossus aspilos (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Arnoglossus aspilos
[Spotless lefteye flounder]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Arnoglossus bassensis
[Bass Strait flounder]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Arnoglossus boops
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 18.3 cm TL
Arnoglossus brunneus (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by FAO
 
Arnoglossus brunneus
[Brown lefteye flounder]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Arnoglossus capensis Boulenger, 1898

Photo by FAO
 
Arnoglossus capensis
[Cape scaldfish]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Arnoglossus coeruleosticta
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Arnoglossus dalgleishi (von Bonde, 1922)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Arnoglossus dalgleishi
[East coast flounder]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Arnoglossus debilis (Gilbert, 1905)

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Arnoglossus debilis
[Weak lefteye flounder]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Arnoglossus elongatus Weber, 1913

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Arnoglossus elongatus
[Long lefteye flounder]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Arnoglossus fisoni Ogilby, 1898

Photo by FAO
 
Arnoglossus fisoni
[Fison's lefteye flounder]
No picture found
Mediterranean Sea.
 
Arnoglossus grohmanni
[]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810)

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Arnoglossus imperialis
[Imperial scaldfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Arnoglossus japonicus Hubbs, 1915

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Arnoglossus japonicus
[Japanese lefteye flounder]

Photo by Poggiani, L.

Mediterranean and Black S
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Arnoglossus kessleri Schmidt, 1915

Photo by Poggiani, L.
 
Arnoglossus kessleri
[Scaldback]

Photo by Piepiorka, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Piepiorka, S.
 
Arnoglossus laterna
[Mediterranean scaldfish]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Arnoglossus macrolophus Alcock, 1889

Photo by FAO
 
Arnoglossus macrolophus
[Large-crested lefteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Arnoglossus marisrubri
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
 
Arnoglossus micrommatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Arnoglossus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1872)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Arnoglossus muelleri
[Mueller's flounder]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Arnoglossus multirastris
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Arnoglossus nigrifrons
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Arnoglossus oxyrhynchus Amaoka, 1969

Photo by FAO
 
Arnoglossus oxyrhynchus
[Sharp-snout lefteye flounder]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Arnoglossus polyspilus (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Arnoglossus polyspilus
[Many-spotted lefteye flounder]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Arnoglossus rueppelii (Cocco, 1844)

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Arnoglossus rueppelii
[Rüppell's scaldback]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
 
Arnoglossus sayaensis
[]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 28.1 cm SL
Arnoglossus scapha (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Arnoglossus scapha
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Arnoglossus septemventralis
[]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12.7 cm TL
Arnoglossus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1865)

Photo by A. Biju Kumar
 
Arnoglossus tapeinosoma
[Drab flounder]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Arnoglossus tenuis Günther, 1880

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Arnoglossus tenuis
[Dwarf lefteye flounder]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Arnoglossus thori Kyle, 1913

Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Arnoglossus thori
[Thor's scaldfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Arnoglossus waitei Norman, 1926

Photo by CSIRO
 
Arnoglossus waitei
[Waite's lefteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Arnoglossus yamanakai
[]
35 Species of Family Bothidae with Genus Arnoglossus
(Lefteye flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1954 Arnoglossus andrewsi Eastern Indian Ocean 22.6 SL
1939 Arnoglossus arabicus Arabian flounder Western Indian Ocean 10.5 TL
1975 Arnoglossus armstrongi Eastern Indian Ocean 16.9 SL
1851 Arnoglossus aspilos Spotless lefteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 19 TL
1926 Arnoglossus bassensis Bass Strait flounder Indo-West Pacific 25 TL
1875 Arnoglossus boops Southwest Pacific
1934 Arnoglossus brunneus Brown lefteye flounder Western Central Pacific 18.3 TL
1898 Arnoglossus capensis Cape scaldfish Eastern Atlantic 20 TL
1898 Arnoglossus coeruleosticta Southeast Pacific
1922 Arnoglossus dalgleishi East coast flounder Indo-Pacific 19 TL
1905 Arnoglossus debilis Weak lefteye flounder Pacific Ocean 17 TL
1913 Arnoglossus elongatus Long lefteye flounder Western Pacific 11 TL
1898 Arnoglossus fisoni Fison's lefteye flounder Western Pacific 13 TL
1837 Arnoglossus grohmanni Mediterranean Sea.
1810 Arnoglossus imperialis Imperial scaldfish Eastern Atlantic 25 TL
1915 Arnoglossus japonicus Japanese lefteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 17 TL
1915 Arnoglossus kessleri Scaldback Mediterranean and Black S 10 TL
1792 Arnoglossus laterna Mediterranean scaldfish Eastern Atlantic 25 SL
1889 Arnoglossus macrolophus Large-crested lefteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 13 TL
1986 Arnoglossus marisrubri Western Indian Ocean
1997 Arnoglossus micrommatus Eastern Indian Ocean 13.1 SL
1872 Arnoglossus muelleri Mueller's flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 21 TL
1983 Arnoglossus multirastris Southeast Pacific
2000 Arnoglossus nigrifrons Western Central Pacific
1969 Arnoglossus oxyrhynchus Sharp-snout lefteye flounder Western Pacific 22 TL
1880 Arnoglossus polyspilus Many-spotted lefteye flounder Eastern Indian Ocean and 24 TL
1844 Arnoglossus rueppelii Rüppell's scaldback Eastern Atlantic 15 SL
1990 Arnoglossus sayaensis Western Indian Ocean 14.7 SL
1801 Arnoglossus scapha Western Pacific 28.1 SL
2000 Arnoglossus septemventralis Western Central Pacific
1865 Arnoglossus tapeinosoma Drab flounder Indo-West Pacific 12.7 TL
1880 Arnoglossus tenuis Dwarf lefteye flounder Western Pacific 12 TL
1913 Arnoglossus thori Thor's scaldfish Eastern Atlantic 18 SL
1926 Arnoglossus waitei Waite's lefteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 13 TL
1988 Arnoglossus yamanakai Western Pacific



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