This is an Eyed Flounder.
Photo and video by Rod 10 Feb 2011 Molasses Reef.
Location was Key Largo, FL Bothus ocellatus VIDEO
Features: 1. Dark blotch along lateral line
Size: This small specimen was about 5 inches long; max 6 inches.
Description: Shades of brown to tan, Can darken or pale and change
color to match bottom
Audubon Field Guide; page 663; plate 386;
Reef Fish ID 3rd ed; pg 334-335; plate 334-335; (Peacock
Flounder; Bothus lunatus?) Notes: Peacock Flounder is much
larger;
Rod Bigelow Box 13 Chazy Lake Dannemora, N.Y. 12929
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