Size: 6 to 18 in.
ID: Blue ring markings over body, blue fin
and head spots; both eyes on left side;
long pectoral fin usually erect
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Pleuronectiformes / Flatfishes
Family: Bothidae / Lefteye Flounders
Genus Species: Bothus lunatus
/ Peacock Flounder
Habitat: sand, coral rubble, sea grass bottoms
Typical food: small fishes, crustaceans
Other information: carnivorous and dart out from
hiding on bottoms where they
blend in with the background by darking or paling or changing color
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