Peppered flounder
The peppered flounder (Paralichthodes algoensis) is a flatfish of the family Paralichthodidae and the only species of the genus Paralichthodes. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy and muddy bottoms in subtropical waters, at depths of up to 100 metres (330 ft). Its native habitat is the southeastern Atlantic and the western Indian Ocean, specifically the African coastline from Mossel Bay, South Africa, to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. It grows up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in length.
| Peppered flounder | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Paralichthodidae |
| Genus: | Paralichthodes Gilchrist, 1902 |
| Species: | P. algoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralichthodes algoensis Gilchrist, 1902 | |
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