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{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Taxobox
{{Speciesbox
| name = Bothus robinsi
| status = LC
| image = Bothus robinsi.jpg
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Munroe, T. |date=2015 |title=''Bothus robinsi'' |volume=2015 |page=e.T16425533A16509992 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16425533A16509992.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| image = Twospot flounder ( Bothus robinsi ).jpg
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| taxon = Bothus robinsi
| ordo = [[Pleuronectiformes]]
| authority = [[Robert William Topp|Topp]] & [[Frank H. Hoff Jr.|F. H. Hoff]], 1972
| familia = [[Bothidae]]
| genus = [[Bothus]]
| species = '''''B. robinsi'''''
| binomial = ''Bothus robinsi''
| binomial_authority = (Topp & Hoff, 1972)
}}
}}
[[File:Twospot flounder ( Bothus robinsi )2.jpg|thumb|Twospot flounder ( ''Bothus robinsi'' )]]
The '''twospot flounder''' (''Bothus robinsi'') is a species of [[lefteye flounder]] native to the western [[Atlantic Ocean]] along the [[Americas|American]] coast from [[New York (state)|New York]], United States to [[Brazil]] where it is mostly found at depths of from {{convert|10|to|50|m|ft}}, sometimes recorded to a depth of {{convert|90|m|ft}}. This species grows to a length of {{convert|25|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]], though most do not exceed {{convert|18|cm|in}} [[fish measurement|TL]]. This species is of minor importance to local [[commercial fisheries]].


==References==
The '''Twospot flounder''', ''Bothus robinsi'', is a species of flatfish in the [[Bothidae]] family.
* {{FishBase |genus= Bothus|species= robinsi| month = October | year = 2012}}
{{Reflist}}


==Range==
==External links==
* {{sealifephotos|159277}}
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==Description==


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==References==
*Abraham Kobelkowsky, ''Sexual dimorphism of the flounder Bothus robinsi (Pisces: Bothidae)'', Journal of Morphology, Volume 260 Issue 2, Pages 165 - 171.


[[Category:Bothidae]]
[[Category:Bothidae]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1972]]

[[ca:Bothus robinsi]]
[[es:Bothus robinsi]]

Latest revision as of 03:03, 18 July 2022

Twospot flounder
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Bothus
Species:
B. robinsi
Binomial name
Bothus robinsi
Twospot flounder ( Bothus robinsi )

The twospot flounder (Bothus robinsi) is a species of lefteye flounder native to the western Atlantic Ocean along the American coast from New York, United States to Brazil where it is mostly found at depths of from 10 to 50 metres (33 to 164 ft), sometimes recorded to a depth of 90 metres (300 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL, though most do not exceed 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Munroe, T. (2015). "Bothus robinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16425533A16509992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16425533A16509992.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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