Wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas)

General data
- Main name: Wide-eyed flounder
- Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Europe, Asia
- Distribution: Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Adriatic Sea
Classification
- Genus: Bothus - Bothus
- Family: Bothidae - Lefteye flounders
- Order: Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Native to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Coast of Africa. During the reproductive season, males court and mate successively with females in their territories, and females seem to show mating fidelity to their dominant male. Data also show that courtship plays an important role in determining male success in mating. Max size up to 45 cm and 700 g.