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Species of fish

Twospot flounder
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Bothus
Species: B. robinsi
Binomial name
Bothus robinsi
Topp & F. H. Hoff, 1972
Twospot flounder ( Bothus robinsi )

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.

References

  1. Munroe, T. (2015). "Bothus robinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16425533A16509992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16425533A16509992.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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Taxon identifiers
Bothus robinsi
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