Bothus ocellatus Eyed flounder

Bothus ocellatus is commonly referred to as Eyed flounder. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 3925
AphiaID:: 159275

Scientific:: Bothus ocellatus
German:: Augenfleckbutt
English:: Eyed Flounder

Category:: Flounders & Soles

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Bothidae (Family) > Bothus (Genus) > ocellatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Agassiz, ), 1831

Occurrence:: Africa, Australia, Bermuda, Brazil, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Japan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, South China Sea, Sumatra, West-Atlantic Ocean
Size:: 4.72" - 7.09" (12cm - 18cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C)
Food:: Crabs, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Hermit crabs, Mantis shrimps, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Shrimps, Smelts
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Bothus assimilis
Bothus constellatus
Bothus ellipticus
Bothus guibei
Bothus leopardinus
Pazifische Leoparden-Flunder, Leopard-Flunder, Pazifik-Leoparden-Flunder
Bothus lunatus
Pfauenbutt
Bothus maculiferus
Gefleckter Butt, Gesprenkelter Butt
Bothus mancus
Fasanbutt
Bothus mellissi
St. Helena Butt
Bothus myriaster
Bothus ocellatus
Augenfleckbutt
Bothus pantherinus
Panther-Butt
Bothus podas
Weitaugenbutt
Bothus robinsi
Bothus swio
Bothus tricirrhitus

More related species in this lexicon:

Bothus sp.
Butt

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-11-21 18:59:23
Last edit:: 2011-11-21 18:59:23

Info

Bothus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)

FishBase:
Inhabits sandy areas with coral rubble or seagrasses, usually near patch reefs.

Lies motionless on the bottom, moving only when frightened or hungry.

Larvae are attracted to lights at night but are difficult to see because they are transparent.
About one-third of the diet consists of fishes; the rest of its food is crustaceans: crabs, shrimps, amphipods, and mantis-shrimps.

Synonym:
Platophrys ocellatus
Rhombus bahianus
Rhombus ocellatus

Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Bothidae (Family) > Bothus (Genus) > Bothus ocellatus (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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