Bothus

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:[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
* Bothus ypsigrammus Kotthaus, 1977

The following fossil species are also known:

* †?Bothus bhubanicus Tiwari & Bannikov, 2001 (Early Miocene of Mizoram, India)[2]
* †Bothus isselburgensis Schwarzhans & van der Hocht, 2023 (Late Miocene of Germany) [otolith][3]
* †Bothus parvulus (Kramberger, 1883) (Middle Miocene of Croatia)[4]

## References

* "Bothus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=172758.

1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Bothus in FishBase. March 2024 version.
2. ↑ Tiwari, R. P.; Bannikov, Alexandre F. (2001). "Early Miocene marine fishes from the Surma Group, Mizoram, India". Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, Geologia Paleontologia Preistoria 25: 11-26. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/A-Bannikov/publication/274633332_Early_Miocene_marine_fishes_from_the_Surma_Group_Mizoram_India/links/5523cdef0cf2c815e07326a4/Early-Miocene-marine-fishes-from-the-Surma-Group-Mizoram-India.pdf.
3. ↑ Schwarzhans, Werner; von der Hocht, Fritz (2023-01-01). "New otolith assemblages from the Miocene of the North Sea Basin and their biostratigraphic significance." (in en). Cainozoic Research 23 (2): 189–227. ISSN 1570-0399. https://natuurtijdschriften.nl/pub/1026759.
4. ↑ Schwarzhans, Werner; Carnevale, Giorgio; Japundžić, Sanja; Bradić-Milinović, Katarina (2017). "Otoliths in situ from Sarmatian (Middle Miocene) fishes of the Paratethys. Part V: Bothidae and Soleidae" (in en). Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 136 (1): 109–127. doi:10.1007/s13358-017-0128-7. ISSN 1664-2384. https://sjpp.springeropen.com/articles/10.1007/s13358-017-0128-7.

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