Panther Flounder

Bothus pantherinus

Eye close together.

Size : 39 cm

Habitat : On soft and rubble grounds, 1-60 m. Male directs long pectoral fin rays upwards during courtship, disturbance and territorial behaviour.

Distribution : Red Sea, East Africa to S Japan and French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Carangiformes

FAMILY

:

Bothidae

GENUS

:

Bothus

SPECIES

:

Bothus pantherinus

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner