Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Crossorhombus

(See list of species below)



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5 species
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Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Crossorhombus azureus (Alcock, 1889)

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Crossorhombus azureus
[Blue flounder]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Crossorhombus howensis Hensley & Randall, 1993

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Crossorhombus howensis
[Lord Howe Island flounder]

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Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15.6 cm TL
Crossorhombus kanekonis (Tanaka, 1918)

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Crossorhombus kanekonis
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Crossorhombus kobensis (Jordan & Starks, 1906)

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Crossorhombus kobensis
[Kobe flounder]

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Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Crossorhombus valderostratus (Alcock, 1890)

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Crossorhombus valderostratus
[Broadbrow flounder]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Crossorhombus azureus Blue flounder Indo-West Pacific 18 TL 1889
Crossorhombus howensis Lord Howe Island flounder Northwest Pacific 13 TL 1993
Crossorhombus kanekonis Northwest Pacific 15.6 TL 1918
Crossorhombus kobensis Kobe flounder Northwest Pacific 12 TL 1906
Crossorhombus valderostratus Broadbrow flounder Indo-West Pacific. 14 TL 1890



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