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Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Scientific name: Bothus lunatus

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Chordata → Subphylum Vertebrata → Infraphylum Gnathostomata → Parvphylum Osteichthyes → Gigaclass Actinopterygii → Class Actinopteri → Subclass Teleostei → Order Pleuronectiformes → Family Bothidae → Genus Bothus

Common name: Peacock Flounder
Locations: Caribbean
Group: Marine LifeFishFlatfishes

Peacock flounders can change their color rapidly to match what's under them. These are all the same flounder, taken over a few minutes:

Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)

Other images:
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
Bothus lunatus (Peacock Flounder)
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