Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Bothus leopardinus
lenguado ojo leopardo, lenguado moteado, Speckled flounder, Pacific leopard flounde, Leopard flounder
Shades of brown with white to bluish spot and ring markings; large diffuse blotch on mid-side and often another just behind pectoral fin. Elongate oval shape with eyes on left (upper) side. Can pale or darken to blend with bac. To lengths at least 15 cm.
Coastal waters, ranges from intertidal depths along sandy beaches to depths of 20 m on sand, gravel, coral rubble, and in sandy pockets between rocks and coral.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Pleuronectiformes
Family
Bothidae
Genus
Bothus
Species
leopardinus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Rhomboidichthys leopardinus Günther, 1862, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
Distribution: Eastern Pacific only, from Baja California to Colombia, also Cocos, Revillagigedos and Ecuador in the Galápagos Islands. Eastern Pacific only. Gulf of California to Peru, and all oceanic islands except Clipperton.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Banks, S. Vera, M. & Chiriboga, A. (2009) Establishing Reference Points to Assess Long-Term Change in Zooxanthellate Coral Communities of the Northern Galapagos Coral Reefs. J. Sci. Conserv. in the Galapagos Islands, p. 43-64.
- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Edgar, G.J. Fariña, J.M., Calvopiña, M., Martínez, C. & Banks, S. (2002) Comunidades submareales rocosas II: Peces y macroinvertebrados móviles. In: Danulat, E. & Edgar, G.J. (eds.) (2002): Reserva Marina de Galápagos. Línea Base de la Biodiversidad. Fundación Charles Darwin/Servicio Parque Nacional Galápagos, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador, p. 68-97.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2 Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Bothus leopardinus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7809. Accessed 31 October 2026.