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Wide-eyed flounder. Podas

Bothus podas podas

Description:

It is a fish with a rounded oval body, very laterally flattened and asymmetrical. Males can reach 45 cm in length, while females are somewhat smaller (usually about 20 cm). Both eyes are on the left side (as the fish moves on the right side of the body).

Es un pez con el cuerpo oval redondeado, muy aplanado lateralmente y asimétrico. Los machos pueden alcanzar los 45 cm de longitud, mientras que las hembras son algo más pequeñas (generalmente alrededor de 20 cm). Los dos ojos están sobre el lado izquierdo (ya que el pez se desplaza sobre el lado derecho del cuerpo).

Habitat:

Playa de La Manga, Mar Mediterráneo.

La Manga Beach, Mediterranean sea.

Notes:

Gray: female
Amarillo: male looking couple. He did not mind not being camouflaged.

Gris: hembra
Amarillo: macho buscando pareja. No le importa no estar camuflado.

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2 Comments

eulalia rubio
eulalia rubio 9 years ago

:) and :) (Thanks, Larry).

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 9 years ago

:)

eulalia rubio
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eulalia rubio

San Javier, Región de Murcia, Spain

Spotted on Oct 20, 2014
Submitted on Oct 20, 2014

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