Bothus

Bothus
B. mancus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Bothidae
Genus:	Bothus Rafinesque, 1810
Type species
Bothus rumolo Rafinesque, 1810
Species
See text

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 17 recognized species in this genus:

• 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
• Bothus ypsigrammus Kotthaus, 1977

References

• "Bothus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.