Scaldfish
The scaldfishes comprise a genus, Arnoglossus, of lefteye flounders. They are found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. They are entirely absent from most of the Americas; the only exceptions are A. coeruleosticta and A. multirastris found off Chile. The genus include both species found in shallow and deeper water. The largest species reaches 28 cm (11 in).
Species
The 35 currently recognized species are:
Arnoglossus andrewsi Kurth, 1954
Arnoglossus arabicus Norman, 1939 (Arabian flounder)
Arnoglossus armstrongi E. O. G. Scott, 1975
Arnoglossus aspilos (Bleeker, 1851) (spotless lefteye flounder)
Arnoglossus bassensis Norman, 1926 (Bass Strait flounder)
Arnoglossus boops (Hector, 1875)
Arnoglossus brunneus (Fowler, 1934) (brown lefteye flounder)
Arnoglossus capensis Boulenger, 1898 (Cape scaldfish)
Arnoglossus coeruleosticta (Steindachner, 1898)
Arnoglossus dalgleishi (von Bonde, 1922) (east coast flounder)
Arnoglossus debilis (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) (weak lefteye flounder)