Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78 - 90; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 59 - 68
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Bulk of its diet come from crustaceans, polychaetes and mollusks.
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- Rubyann Robelle Polido
Biology
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Occurs in bays, lagoons, and shallow coastal waters. Found on soft bottoms of continental shelf to a depth of about 90 m, more common between 10-50 m (Ref. 5217). Feeds on crustaceans, polychaetes and mollusks (Ref. 36453).
Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family
Twospot flounder
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Twospot flounder (
Bothus robinsi )
The twospot flounder (Bothus robinsi) is a species of lefteye flounder native to the western Atlantic Ocean along the American coast from New York, United States to Brazil where it is mostly found at depths of from 10 to 50 metres (33 to 164 ft), sometimes recorded to a depth of 90 metres (300 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL, though most do not exceed 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.
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Twospot flounder: Brief Summary
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Twospot flounder ( Bothus robinsi )
The twospot flounder (Bothus robinsi) is a species of lefteye flounder native to the western Atlantic Ocean along the American coast from New York, United States to Brazil where it is mostly found at depths of from 10 to 50 metres (33 to 164 ft), sometimes recorded to a depth of 90 metres (300 ft). This species grows to a length of 25 centimetres (9.8 in) TL, though most do not exceed 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.
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Distribution
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Western Atlantic: New York, USA and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
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Habitat
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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Twospot flounder ( Bothus robinsi ) 
