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Twospot Flounder
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Twospot Flounder

Bothus robinsi Topp & Hoff, 1972

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishTwospot Flounder
Dutch—
SpanishChueco dos manchas
Chinese罗氏鲆
Scientific nameBothus robinsi Topp & Hoff, 1972

About this species

The twospot flounder (Bothus robinsi) is a species of lefteye flounder native to the western Atlantic Ocean along the American coast from New York, United States to Brazil where it is mostly found at depths of from 10 to 50 metres (33 to 164 ft), sometimes recorded to a depth of 90 metres (300 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL, though most do not exceed 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPleuronectiformes
FamilyBothidae
GenusBothus

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