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Bothus Rafinesque, 1810 
AphiaID: 126110

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Bothidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Bothidae
Synonymised
taxa
  Peloria Cocco, 1844 (synonym)
Platophrys
Rhomboidichthys Bleeker, 1856 (synonym)
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

additional source: Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy. 105, 20 fold. Pl pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 23 [details]


basis of record (from synonym): FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]

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taxa

[show all]
 Species Bothus assimilis (Günther, 1862)
Species Bothus constellatus (Jordan, 1889)
Species Bothus ellipticus (Poey, 1860)
Species Bothus guibei Stauch, 1966
Species Bothus leopardinus (Günther, 1862)
Species Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Bothus maculiferus (Poey, 1860)
Species Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782)
Species Bothus mellissi Norman, 1931
Species Bothus myriaster (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Bothus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831)
Species Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830)
Species Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
Species Bothus robinsi Topp & Hoff, 1972
Species Bothus swio Hensley, 1997
Species Bothus tricirrhitus Kotthaus, 1977

Species Bothus africanus Nielsen, 1961 accepted as Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
Species Bothus aspilus (Bleeker, 1851) accepted as Arnoglossus aspilos (Bleeker, 1851)
Species Bothus assimitis (Günther, 1862) accepted as Bothus assimilis (Günther, 1862)
Species Bothus bleekeri Steindachner, 1861 accepted as Bothus myriaster (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Bothus brevirictis (Alcock, 1890) accepted as Psettina brevirictis (Alcock, 1890)
Species Bothus brunneus Fowler, 1934 accepted as Arnoglossus brunneus (Fowler, 1934)
Species Bothus budkeri Chabanaud, 1943 accepted as Parabothus budkeri (Chabanaud, 1943)
Species Bothus diaphanus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
Species Bothus imperialis Rafinesque, 1810 accepted as Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque, 1810)
Species Bothus lunulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Bothus obliquioculatus Fowler, 1934 accepted as Engyprosopon obliquioculatum (Fowler, 1934)
Species Bothus ovalis (Regan, 1908) accepted as Bothus myriaster (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Bothus pantherhines (Rüppell, 1830) accepted as Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830)
Species Bothus pantherhinus (Rüppell, 1830) accepted as Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830)
Species Bothus poda (Delaroche, 1809) accepted as Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
Species Bothus poecilurus (Bleeker, 1852) accepted as Engyprosopon grandisquama (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Bothus polyophthalmus (Bleeker, 1865) accepted as Grammatobothus polyophthalmus (Bleeker, 1865)
Species Bothus tchangi Fowler, 1934 accepted as Arnoglossus polyspilus (Günther, 1880)
Species Bothus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923) accepted as Bothus myriaster (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Species Bothus variegatus Fowler, 1934 accepted as Psettina variegata (Fowler, 1934)
Environment marine
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LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126110
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Bothus Rafinesque, 1810. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126110 on 2013-06-19
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