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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Arnoglossus

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37 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 22.6 cm SL
 
Arnoglossus andrewsi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
 
Arnoglossus arabicus
[Arabian flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.9 cm SL
 
Arnoglossus armstrongi
[]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Arnoglossus aspilos (Bleeker, 1851)

Photo by Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Arnoglossus aspilos
[Spotless lefteye flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Arnoglossus bassensis
[Bass Strait flounder]
No picture found
 
Arnoglossus boops
[]

Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 18.3 cm TL
Arnoglossus brunneus (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by Photo by Sandra J. Raredon / Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Div. of Fishes
 
Arnoglossus brunneus
[Brown lefteye flounder]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Arnoglossus capensis Boulenger, 1898

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Arnoglossus capensis
[Cape scaldfish]
No picture found
 
Arnoglossus coeruleosticta
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Arnoglossus dalgleishi (von Bonde, 1922)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Arnoglossus dalgleishi
[East coast flounder]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Arnoglossus debilis (Gilbert, 1905)

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Arnoglossus debilis
[Weak lefteye flounder]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Arnoglossus elongatus Weber, 1913

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Arnoglossus elongatus
[Long lefteye flounder]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Arnoglossus fisoni Ogilby, 1898

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Arnoglossus fisoni
[Fison's lefteye flounder]
No picture found
 
Arnoglossus grohmanni
[]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810)

Photo by Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Arnoglossus imperialis
[Imperial scaldfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Arnoglossus japonicus Hubbs, 1915

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Arnoglossus japonicus
[Japanese lefteye flounder]

Photo by Poggiani, L.

Mediterranean and Black S
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Arnoglossus kessleri Schmidt, 1915

Photo by Photo by Poggiani, L.
 
Arnoglossus kessleri
[Scaldback]
No picture found
 
Arnoglossus kotthausi
[]

Photo by Piepiorka, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Arnoglossus laterna (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Photo by Piepiorka, S.
 
Arnoglossus laterna
[Mediterranean scaldfish]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Arnoglossus macrolophus Alcock, 1889

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Arnoglossus macrolophus
[Large-crested lefteye flounder]
No picture found
 
Arnoglossus marisrubri
[]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
Arnoglossus micrommatus Amaoka, Arai & Gomon, 1997

Photo by Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Arnoglossus micrommatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Arnoglossus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1872)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Arnoglossus muelleri
[Mueller's flounder]
No picture found
 
Arnoglossus multirastris
[]
No picture found
 
Arnoglossus nigrifrons
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
 
Arnoglossus nigrofilamentosus
[Filamentous flounder]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Arnoglossus oxyrhynchus Amaoka, 1969

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Arnoglossus oxyrhynchus
[Sharp-snout lefteye flounder]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Arnoglossus polyspilus (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Arnoglossus polyspilus
[Many-spotted lefteye flounder]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Arnoglossus rueppelii (Cocco, 1844)

Photo by Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Arnoglossus rueppelii
[Rüppell's scaldback]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
 
Arnoglossus sayaensis
[]

Photo by Duffy, C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Arnoglossus scapha (Forster, 1801)

Photo by Photo by Duffy, C.
 
Arnoglossus scapha
[]
No picture found
 
Arnoglossus septemventralis
[]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12.7 cm TL
Arnoglossus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1865)

Photo by Photo by A. Biju Kumar
 
Arnoglossus tapeinosoma
[Drab flounder]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Arnoglossus tenuis Günther, 1880

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Arnoglossus tenuis
[Dwarf lefteye flounder]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Arnoglossus thori Kyle, 1913

Photo by Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Arnoglossus thori
[Thor's scaldfish]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Arnoglossus waitei Norman, 1926

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Arnoglossus waitei
[Waite's lefteye flounder]
No picture found
 
Arnoglossus yamanakai
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Arnoglossus andrewsi Eastern Indian Ocean 22.6 SL 1954
Arnoglossus arabicus Arabian flounder Western Indian Ocean 10.5 TL 1939
Arnoglossus armstrongi Eastern Indian Ocean 16.9 SL 1975
Arnoglossus aspilos Spotless lefteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 19 TL 1851
Arnoglossus bassensis Bass Strait flounder Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1926
Arnoglossus boops Southwest Pacific 1875
Arnoglossus brunneus Brown lefteye flounder Western Central Pacific 18.3 TL 1934
Arnoglossus capensis Cape scaldfish Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1898
Arnoglossus coeruleosticta Southeast Pacific 1898
Arnoglossus dalgleishi East coast flounder Indo-Pacific 20 TL 1922
Arnoglossus debilis Weak lefteye flounder Pacific Ocean 17 TL 1905
Arnoglossus elongatus Long lefteye flounder Western Pacific 11 TL 1913
Arnoglossus fisoni Fison's lefteye flounder Western Pacific 13 TL 1898
Arnoglossus grohmanni Mediterranean Sea. 1837
Arnoglossus imperialis Imperial scaldfish Eastern Atlantic 25 TL 1810
Arnoglossus japonicus Japanese lefteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 17 TL 1915
Arnoglossus kessleri Scaldback Mediterranean and Black S 13 TL 1915
Arnoglossus kotthausi Northwestern Indian Ocean 1986
Arnoglossus laterna Mediterranean scaldfish Eastern Atlantic 25 SL 1792
Arnoglossus macrolophus Large-crested lefteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 13 TL 1889
Arnoglossus marisrubri Western Indian Ocean 1986
Arnoglossus micrommatus Eastern Indian Ocean 13.1 SL 1997
Arnoglossus muelleri Mueller's flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 21 TL 1872
Arnoglossus multirastris Southeast Pacific 1983
Arnoglossus nigrifrons Western Central Pacific 2000
Arnoglossus nigrofilamentosus Filamentous flounder Eastern Mediterranean Sea 9.7 SL 2017
Arnoglossus oxyrhynchus Sharp-snout lefteye flounder Western Pacific 22 TL 1969
Arnoglossus polyspilus Many-spotted lefteye flounder Eastern Indian Ocean and 24 TL 1880
Arnoglossus rueppelii Rüppell's scaldback Eastern Atlantic 15 SL 1844
Arnoglossus sayaensis Western Indian Ocean 14.7 SL 1990
Arnoglossus scapha Western Pacific 40 TL 1801
Arnoglossus septemventralis Western Central Pacific 2000
Arnoglossus tapeinosoma Drab flounder Indo-West Pacific 12.7 TL 1865
Arnoglossus tenuis Dwarf lefteye flounder Western Pacific 12 TL 1880
Arnoglossus thori Thor's scaldfish Eastern Atlantic 18 SL 1913
Arnoglossus waitei Waite's lefteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 13 TL 1926
Arnoglossus yamanakai Western Pacific 1988



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