East Coast flounder

Arnoglossus dalgleishi

Bothid Fish in Indo Pacific

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

The scaldfishes comprise a genus, Arnoglossus, of lefteye flounders. They are found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. They are entirely absent from most of the Americas; the only exceptions are A. coeruleosticta and A. multirastris found off Chile.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Arnoglossus
Maximum length: 20 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Natal (South Africa), Zanzibar (Tanzania), Mombasa (Kenya) and northeastern Indian Ocean, as well as Mozambique. Known also from the south coast of Java (Ref. 9824 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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