WoRMS taxon details
Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830)
219795 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219795)
accepted
Species
Bothus pantherhines (Rüppell, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Bothus pantherhinus (Rüppell, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Passer marchionessarum Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted
Platophrys pantherines (Rüppell, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Platophrys pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830) · unaccepted
Rhomboidichthys pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830) · unaccepted
Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
Description Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms of inner reef flats and seaward reefs; juveniles frequently found in tide pools (Ref....
Description Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms of inner reef flats and seaward reefs; juveniles frequently found in tide pools (Ref. 9824). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 5213). Also used in making fish meal (Ref. 9824). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219795 on 2025-08-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Passer marchionessarum Valenciennes, 1846) Valenciennes, A. (1846). Ichthyologie. <em>In: A. du Petit-Thouars. Atlas de Zoologie. Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate "Vénus," pendant les années 1836-1839. Gide, Paris.</em> 1 Table + Pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/en/fish/introduction/ [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms of inner reef flats and seaward reefs; juveniles frequently found in tide pools (Ref. 9824). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 5213). Also used in making fish meal (Ref. 9824). [details]Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Remark Date Eschmeyer, pers. comm. [details]
To Barcode of Life (49 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Rhomboidichthys pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Platophrys pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Passer marchionessarum Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Lepard Flounder)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Lepard Flounder)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bothus pantherinus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Platophrys pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhomboidichthys pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus pantherhines (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Platophrys pantherines (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus pantherhinus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Passer marchionessarum Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase images (Bothus pantherinus, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 70 proteins) (from synonym Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus pantherinus FIN027240 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus pantherinus FIN027241 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Rhomboidichthys pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications) (from synonym Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) (from synonym Platophrys pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Passer marchionessarum Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Lepard Flounder)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Lepard Flounder)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bothus pantherinus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830)
To FishBase (from synonym Platophrys pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhomboidichthys pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus pantherhines (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Platophrys pantherines (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus pantherhinus (Rüppell, 1830))
To FishBase (from synonym Passer marchionessarum Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase images (Bothus pantherinus, Papua New Guinea, by Patzner, R.)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 70 proteins)
To GenBank (57 nucleotides; 70 proteins) (from synonym Rhombus pantherinus Rüppell, 1830)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus pantherinus FIN027240 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus pantherinus FIN027241 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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