Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Engyophrys

(See list of species below)

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Robertson, R.

Engyophrys sanctilaurentii
[Speckled-tail flounder]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Engyophrys senta
[American spiny flounder]

2 Species of Family Bothidae with Genus Engyophrys
(Lefteye flounders)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1890	Engyophrys sanctilaurentii	Speckled-tail flounder	Eastern Central Pacific	20 TL
1933	Engyophrys senta	American spiny flounder	Western Atlantic	10 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PleuronectiformesFamily: Bothidae Lefteye floundersGenus: Engyophrys(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Engyophrys

(See list of species below)