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Atlantic Peacock Flounder
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Atlantic Peacock Flounder

Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAtlantic Peacock Flounder
DutchPauwbot
SpanishLenguado lunado
Chinese孔雀鲆
Scientific nameBothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The plate fish (Bothus lunatus) is a flounder in the genus Bothus, found in the warmer parts of the Atlantic including the Caribbean. Its typical habitat is sandy plains near coral reefs and it is able to change its colouring to make it well-camouflaged in this environment. It is sometimes known as the peacock flounder, a name also given to the closely related Bothus mancus from the Indo-Pacific.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPleuronectiformes
FamilyBothidae
GenusBothus

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1876First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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