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Bothus robinsi Topp & Hoff, 1972 Twospot flounder |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Bothidae (Lefteye flounders) | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 90 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: New York, USA and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. There are no records from any Antillean location (Ref. 51183). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78-90; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 59-68 | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in bays, lagoons, and shallow coastal waters. Found on soft bottoms of continental shelf to a depth of about 90 m, more common between 10-50 m (Ref. 5217). Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes and mollusks (Ref. 36453). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 August 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||