Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Monolene

(See list of species below)

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11 species (see list below)

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Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Monolene antillarum
[Slim flounder]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Monolene asaedae
[Asaedae flounder]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Monolene atrimana
[]

No picture found
Eastern Pacific.

Monolene danae
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Monolene dubiosa
[Acapulco flounder]

No picture found
Eastern Atlantic. North
Max. Length 20.8 cm SL

Monolene helenensis
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Monolene maculipinna
[Pacific deepwater flounder]

No picture found
Western Atlantic.

Monolene megalepis
[]

Photo by FAO

Monolene mertensi
[Marten's moonflounder]

Photo by FAO

Monolene microstoma
[Smallmouth moonflounder]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Monolene sessilicauda
[Deepwater flounder]

11 Species of Family Bothidae with Genus Monolene
(Lefteye flounders)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1933	Monolene antillarum	Slim flounder	Western Atlantic	11.8 NG
1936	Monolene asaedae	Asaedae flounder	Eastern Central Pacific	8 TL
1886	Monolene atrimana		Western Central Atlantic.
1937	Monolene danae		Eastern Pacific.
1899	Monolene dubiosa	Acapulco flounder	Eastern Central Pacific	7 TL
2000	Monolene helenensis		Eastern Atlantic. North	20.8 SL
1899	Monolene maculipinna	Pacific deepwater flounder	Eastern Central Pacific	18 TL
1961	Monolene megalepis		Western Atlantic.
1959	Monolene mertensi	Marten's moonflounder	Eastern Atlantic	10 TL
1937	Monolene microstoma	Smallmouth moonflounder	Eastern Atlantic	20.1 TL
1880	Monolene sessilicauda	Deepwater flounder	Western Atlantic	18 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PleuronectiformesFamily: Bothidae Lefteye floundersGenus: Monolene(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Monolene

(See list of species below)