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Leopard flounder
Bothus pantherinus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Leopard flounder
- Scientific
- Bothus pantherinus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 39 cm (total length); commonly 20 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 3 to 150 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A lefteye flounder with dark spots, blotches and rings on its upper side and one distinct dark blotch on the lateral line, reaching about 39 cm. It lives on sand and silt from reef flats to seaward reefs and changes colour to match the bottom.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Bothus-pantherinus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Bothidae_-_Bothus_pantherinus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.