Bothus

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Bothus
Flower flounder in Kona may 2010.jpg
B. mancus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Bothus
Rafinesque, 1810
Type species
Bothus rumolo
Rafinesque 1810
Species

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Bothus is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings.

Species[]

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • (Günther, 1862)
  • (D. S. Jordan, 1889) (Pacific eyed flounder)
  • (Poey, 1860)
  • , 1966 (Guinean flounder)
  • (Günther, 1862) (Pacific leopard flounder)
  • Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Plate fish)
  • (Poey, 1860) (Mottled flounder)
  • Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782) (Flowery flounder)
  • Norman, 1931 (St. Helena flounder)
  • (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Indo-Pacific oval flounder)
  • Bothus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831) (Eyed flounder)
  • Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830) (Leopard flounder)
  • Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809) (Wide-eyed flounder)
  • Bothus robinsi & , 1972 (Twospot flounder)
  • , 1997
  • , 1977

References[]

  • "Bothus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bothus in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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