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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
  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2015   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassActinopterygii  – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes, poisson épineux, poissons à nageoires rayonnées  
                      ClassTeleostei   
                         SuperorderAcanthopterygii   
                            OrderPleuronectiformes  – flatfishes, flounders, soles, limandes, plies, poissons plats  
                               SuborderPleuronectoidei   
                                  FamilyBothidae  – lefteyed flounders, lefteye flounders, lenguados chuecos, turbots  
                                     GenusBothus 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
       
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  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   
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  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   
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  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   
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  Reference for: Bothus   
       

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