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Princeton's WordNet
Bothidae, family Bothidaenoun
a family of fish of the order Heterosomata
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Bothidae
Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides. The family is also distinguished by the presence of spines on the snout and near the eyes.Lefteye flounders vary considerably in size between the more than 160 species, ranging from 4.5 cm (1.8 in) to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length.
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Bothidae
Lefteye flounders are a family, Bothidae, of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right side, with both eyes on the left side. A helpful reminder when trying to recall the family name for this fish is that "Bothidae eyes are on the same side o' dey head." The family is also distinguished by the presence of spines on the snout and near the eyes. Lefteye flounders vary considerably in size between species, ranging from 4.5 centimetres to 1.5 metres in length. They include such economically important species as the Japanese halibut. ⁕ Mediterranean scaldfish larva ⁕ Wide-eyed flounder, Bothus podas ⁕ Laeops macrophthalmus ⁕ Monolene atrimana ⁕ Deepwater flounder, Monolene sessilicauda ⁕ Sash flounder, Trichopsetta ventralis
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bothidae in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bothidae in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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