Biology:Bothus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Bothus
Flower flounder in Kona may 2010.jpg
B. mancus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

  • Bothus assimilis (Günther, 1862)
  • Bothus constellatus (D. S. Jordan, 1889) (Pacific eyed flounder)
  • Bothus ellipticus (Poey, 1860)
  • Bothus guibei Stauch, 1966 (Guinean flounder)
  • Bothus leopardinus (Günther, 1862) (Pacific leopard flounder)
  • Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Plate fish)
  • Bothus maculiferus (Poey, 1860) (Mottled flounder)
  • Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782) (Flowery flounder)
  • Bothus mellissi Norman, 1931 (St. Helena flounder)
  • Bothus myriaster (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 Topp & F. H. Hoff, 1972 (Twospot flounder)
  • Bothus swio Hensley, 1997
  • Bothus tricirrhitus Kotthaus, 1977

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Bothus in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2402030 entry