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Bothus Rafinesque, 1810
Taxonomic Serial No.: 172758

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Rhomboidichthys Bleeker, 1856
		Platophrys Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1829
		Pseudocitharichthys Weber, 1913
		Symboulichthys Chabanaud, 1927
		Peloria Cocco, 1844
		Psettyllis Alcock, 1890
		Platotichthys Nichols, 1921
		Psetta (Platophrys) Swainson, 1839
	Common Name(s):

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2015

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées
	Class	Teleostei
	Superorder	Acanthopterygii
	Order	Pleuronectiformes – flatfishes, flounders, soles, limandes, plies, poissons plats
	Suborder	Pleuronectoidei
	Family	Bothidae – lefteyed flounders, lefteye flounders, lenguados chuecos, turbots
	Genus	Bothus Rafinesque, 1810
		Direct Children:
	Species	Bothus assimilis (Günther, 1862)
	Species	Bothus bleekeri Steindachner, 1861
	Species	Bothus constellatus (Jordan in Jordan & Goss, 1889) – lenguado hoja, Pacific eyed flounder, Pacific Eyed Flounder
	Species	Bothus ellipticus (Poey, 1860)
	Species	Bothus guibei Stauch, 1966
	Species	Bothus leopardinus (Günther, 1862) – lenguado leopardo del Pacífico, Pacific leopard flounder, Pacific Leopard Flounder
	Species	Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) – peacock flounder, lenguado lunado, Peacock Flounder
	Species	Bothus maculiferus (Poey, 1860) – maculated flounder, lenguado manchado
	Species	Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782) – tropical flounder, lenguado tropical, Tropical Flounder
	Species	Bothus mellissi Norman, 1931
	Species	Bothus myriaster (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) – disc flounder, starry oval flounder
	Species	Bothus ocellatus (Agassiz in Spix & Agassiz, 1831) – eyed flounder, lenguado ocelado, chueco playón, Eyed Flounder, plie oculée
	Species	Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830) – panther flounder, leopard flounder
	Species	Bothus pellucida (Alcock, 1890) – transparent flounder
	Species	Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809) – wide-eyed flounder
	Species	Bothus robinsi Topp & Hoff, 1972 – twospot flounder, chueco dos manchas, Twospot Flounder
	Species	Bothus swio Hensley, 1997
	Species	Bothus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923)
	Species	Bothus tricirrhitus Kotthaus, 1977
	Species	Bothus ypsigrammus Kotthaus, 1977

References


	Expert(s):
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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	Catalog of Fishes, 31-Oct-2014, website (version 31-Oct-14)
	Acquired:	2014
	Notes:	Eschmeyer, W. N. (ed). Catalog of Fishes. (http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp). Electronic version accessed 03-Nov-2014
	Reference for:	Bothus

	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Bothus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N.
	Publication Date:	1990
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Genera of Recent Fishes
	Page(s):	iii + 697
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, CA, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-23-8
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Bothus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Eschmeyer, William N., ed.
	Publication Date:	1998
	Article/Chapter Title:	Catalog of Fishes
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3
	Page(s):	2905
	Publisher:	California Academy of Sciences
	Publication Place:	San Francisco, California, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-940228-47-5
	Notes:	Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932
	Reference for:	Bothus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Nelson, Joseph S.
	Publication Date:	1994
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Fishes of the World, Third Edition
	Page(s):	xvii + 600
	Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons
	Publication Place:	New York, New York, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-471-54713-1
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Bothus

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Comments


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