WoRMS taxon details
Bothus myriaster (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
219794 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219794)
accepted
Species
Bothus bleekeri Steindachner, 1861 · unaccepted
Bothus ovalis (Regan, 1908) · unaccepted
Bothus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923) · unaccepted
Platophrys ovalis Regan, 1908 · unaccepted
Platophrys thompsoni Fowler, 1923 · unaccepted
Rhombus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Rhombus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel, H. (1846). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 10-14: 173-269. [details]
Description Rare species (Ref. 9824). Found in sandy and muddy areas of the continental shelf (Ref. 5213). Feeds on bottom-living...
Description Rare species (Ref. 9824). Found in sandy and muddy areas of the continental shelf (Ref. 5213). Feeds on bottom-living animals (Ref. 9824). Most sexually dimorphic characters develop at about 8 cm SL (Ref. 9824). Marketed fresh or used in making fish meal (Ref. 9824). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Bothus myriaster (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219794 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Rhombus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Temminck, C. J.; Schlegel, H. (1846). Pisces. <em>In: Siebold, P. F. de (ed.): Fauna Japonica, sive descriptio animalium, quae in itinere per Japoniam ... suscepto annis 1823-1830 collegit, notis, observationibus et adumbrationibus illustravit Ph. Fr. de Siebold. Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] (A. Arnz et soc.).</em> Parts 10-14: 173-269. [details]
original description (of Platophrys thompsoni Fowler, 1923) Fowler, H. W. (1923). New or little-known Hawaiian fishes. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History.</em> 8 (7): 373-392. [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 Platophrys thompsoni Fowler, 1923) Fowler, H. W. (1923). New or little-known Hawaiian fishes. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History.</em> 8 (7): 373-392. [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 (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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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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Rare species (Ref. 9824). Found in sandy and muddy areas of the continental shelf (Ref. 5213). Feeds on bottom-living animals (Ref. 9824). Most sexually dimorphic characters develop at about 8 cm SL (Ref. 9824). Marketed fresh or used in making fish meal (Ref. 9824). [details]
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Rhombus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bothus ovalis (Regan, 1908))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Bothus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Platophrys thompsoni Fowler, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Platophrys ovalis Regan, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Bothus bleekeri Steindachner, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bothus myriaster)
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus ovalis (Regan, 1908))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus bleekeri Steindachner, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923))
To FishBase (from synonym Platophrys thompsoni Fowler, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Platophrys ovalis Regan, 1908)
To FishBase images (Bothus thompsoni, Hawaii, by Randall, J.E.) (from synonym Bothus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923))
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Rhombus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Bothus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923))
To NHMUK collection (Platophrys ovalis Regan, 1908; HOLOTYPE & PARATYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3129969) (from synonym Platophrys ovalis Regan, 1908)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus myriaster FIN027250 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus myriaster FIN027251 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Rhombus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bothus ovalis (Regan, 1908))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Bothus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Platophrys thompsoni Fowler, 1923)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Platophrys ovalis Regan, 1908)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Bothus bleekeri Steindachner, 1861)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bothus myriaster)
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus ovalis (Regan, 1908))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus bleekeri Steindachner, 1861)
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923))
To FishBase (from synonym Platophrys thompsoni Fowler, 1923)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Platophrys ovalis Regan, 1908)
To FishBase images (Bothus thompsoni, Hawaii, by Randall, J.E.) (from synonym Bothus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923))
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 27 proteins)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 27 proteins) (from synonym Rhombus myriaster Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) (from synonym Bothus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923))
To NHMUK collection (Platophrys ovalis Regan, 1908; HOLOTYPE & PARATYPE(S); NHMUK:ecatalogue:3129969) (from synonym Platophrys ovalis Regan, 1908)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus myriaster FIN027250 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus myriaster FIN027251 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
