Sealife guideThe wide-eyed flounderBothus podas
Last updated on 10/28/2025 at 11:51 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Wide-eyed flounder
French namesRombouRombou de MéditerranéeRombou podasTurbot de sable
Spanish namesPodasPedás
Scientific nameBothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
FamilyBothidae
OrderPleuronectiformes
ClassActinopterygii
Geographic range
The wide-eyed flounder is found in the eastern Atlantic ocean, from the coasts of Portugal and the Bay of Biscay, along the Canary islands, Cape Verde islands, and the Azores, extending to the tropical coasts of West Africa, from Morocco to Angola.
The wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas) © Alexey Masliy | Dreamstime.com
It is also widely distributed throughout the Mediterranean sea, including the Aegean and Adriatic seas, and to a lesser extent in the Black sea.
Did you know ?
The wide-eyed flounder is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The wide-eyed flounder appears in the IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !
The wide-eyed flounder (Bothus podas) © Alexey Masliy | Dreamstime.com
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