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Leopard flounder

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Leopard flounder is a benthic species living on the bottom of a sea. It inhabits sandy or silty sand, and muddy bottoms of inner reef flats. It is often partially buried in or on the sand of
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The leopard flounder is a highly compressed fish up to 39 centimeters (15 in) long, one of the
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to swim by. Other times the flounder turns an almost see-through color to avoid
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takes on dull, spotted coloring to blend in with the rocky
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(2004) 14: 790: 462:World Register of Marine Species 363:when swimming near the surface. 84: 343:Leopard flounders use color to 328:which signals in courtship or 1: 332:displays and when alarmed. 235:Rhomboidichthys pantherinus 898: 785: 483:Coral reef guide; Red Sea 212: 205: 186: 179: 81:Scientific classification 79: 57: 48: 37: 28: 23: 420:: e.T18214519A46663989. 882:Pleuronectiformes stubs 806:) related article is a 448:Nicolas Bailly (2008). 877:Fish described in 1830 485:London, HarperCollins 340: 304:, as far as southeast 227:Platophrys pantherinus 216:Passer marchionessarum 526:on Sealife Collection 338: 867:Fish of the Red Sea 509:on August 20, 2008. 402:Munroe, T. (2016). 355:. 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Polynesia
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Pleuronectiformes
Bothidae
Bothus
Binomial name
Rüppell
Synonyms
Valenciennes
flatfish
Pacific
Indian Oceans
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
South Africa
Australia
Japan
lefteye flounders
pectoral fin
territorial

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