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Family Bothidae (Larval Flounder)
Scientific name: Family Bothidae

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

Common name: Larval Flounder
Locations: Eastern Pacific, Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeFishFlatfishes

Flounders start out with an eye on each side, and as they grow one eye migrates across their head to the other side.

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Family Bothidae (Larval Flounder)
Family Bothidae (Larval Flounder)
Family Bothidae (Larval Flounder)
Family Bothidae (Larval Flounder)
Family Bothidae (Larval Flounder)
Family Bothidae (Larval Flounder)
Family Bothidae (Larval Flounder)
Family Bothidae (Larval Flounder)
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