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pelican flounder (Chascanopsetta lugubris)
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Bothidae

pelican flounder

Chascanopsetta lugubris

A Flexible Body Opens an Enormous Mouth

  • Globally widespread
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium

pelican flounder is known around Circumtropical as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the largest recorded length is 40 cm.

Family
Bothidae
Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Circumtropical: from Western Atlantic to Western Pacific.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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