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Flowery flounder
Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782)
AnimalsOther fish on the bottom
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Manyray flatfishBritish English
- Peacock flounderBritish English
- Tropical flounderBritish English
- Tropiese botvisAfrikaans (South Africa)
- BlomsterhvarreDanish (Denmark)
- Lenguado tropicalEuropean Spanish
- Lenguado isleñoMexican Spanish
- Lenguado tropicalMexican Spanish
- Turbot tropicalFrench (France)
- Passera fioritaItalian (Italy)
- Passera pavoneItalian (Italy)
- Areeiro tropicalPortuguese (Mozambique)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- BOURJON Philippe, SITTLER Alain-Pierre in : DORIS, 01/02/2023 : Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/5440
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 23/02/2023 : Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/4585
Modification history
- Created by Eric Nozérac on 20/02/2023
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