twospot flounder
Bothus robinsi Topp & Hoff, 1972
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
Wikipedia contributors, Twospot flounder; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:59.212715+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bothus robinsi Topp & Hoff, 1972
- Name authority
- Topp & Hoff, 1972
- Common name
- twospot flounder
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Bothidae
- Genus
- Bothus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familyBothidae Smitt, 1892
- genusBothus Rafinesque, 1810
- speciesBothus robinsi Topp & Hoff, 1972
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bothus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific eyed flounderBothus constellatus (Jordan, 1889) | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bothus ellipticus (Poey, 1860) | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| maculated flounderBothus maculiferus (Poey, 1860) | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bothus swio Hensley, 1997 | BothidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Topp, R. W.; Hoff, F. H., Jr. (1972). Flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes). Memoirs of Hourglass Cruises, 4 (2): 1–135. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:MP66. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.