peacock flounder

fish

Also known as: Bothus lunatus

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The peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus) is a large West Indian flounder known for its striking appearance. It is characterized by a dark olive body adorned with bright blue spots and rings. This species belongs to the Bothidae family, which typically features eyes and coloring on the left side of the fish.12

Flounders, in general, undergo a remarkable transformation after birth. Initially bilaterally symmetrical with an eye on each side, they eventually develop into bottom-dwelling fish with both eyes on the upper side. This process involves complex changes in their skeletal, nervous, and muscular systems.2

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…90 cm (35 inches); the peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus), a tropical American Atlantic species attractively marked with many pale blue spots and rings; the brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a relatively large commercial European species, reaching a length of 75 cm (29 inches); and the dusky flounder (Syacium papillosum), a tropical western…
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…90 cm (35 inches); the peacock flounder (Bothus lunatus), a tropical American Atlantic species attractively marked with many pale blue spots and rings; the brill (Scophthalmus rhombus), a relatively large commercial European species, reaching a length of 75 cm (29 inches); and the dusky flounder (Syacium papillosum), a tropical western…
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