''Bothus'' is a genus of

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in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Bothus assimilis ''Bothus'' is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this ...

'' ( Günther, 1862) * '' Bothus constellatus'' ( D. S. Jordan, 1889) (Pacific eyed flounder) * ''

Bothus ellipticus ''Bothus'' is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this ...

'' ( Poey, 1860) * '' Bothus guibei'' Stauch, 1966 (Guinean flounder) * ''

Bothus leopardinus ''Bothus'' is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this ...

'' ( Günther, 1862) (Pacific leopard flounder) * '' Bothus lunatus'' (

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, 1758) (Plate fish) * ''

Bothus maculiferus ''Bothus'' is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this ...

'' ( Poey, 1860) (Mottled flounder) * '' Bothus mancus'' (

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, 1782) (Flowery flounder) * ''

Bothus mellissi ''Bothus'' is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this ...

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, 1931 (St. Helena flounder) * ''

Bothus myriaster ''Bothus'' is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this ...

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& Schlegel, 1846) (Indo-Pacific oval flounder) * ''

Bothus ocellatus The eyed flounder (''Bothus ocellatus'') is a species of fish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders). The species is found on or near the sandy seabed in relatively shallow waters in the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf ...

'' ( Agassiz, 1831) (Eyed flounder) * ''

Bothus pantherinus The leopard flounder (''Bothus pantherinus'') or panther flounder, is a flatfish found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Range ''Bothus pantherinus'' is found in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf to South Africa, as far as southeast Australia and ...

'' ( Rüppell, 1830) (Leopard flounder) * '' Bothus podas'' ( Delaroche, 1809) (Wide-eyed flounder) * ''

Bothus robinsi The twospot flounder (''Bothus robinsi'') is a species of lefteye flounder native to the western Atlantic Ocean along the American coast from New York, United States to Brazil where it is mostly found at depths of from , sometimes recorded to a ...

'' Topp & F. H. Hoff, 1972 (Twospot flounder) * ''

Bothus swio ''Bothus'' is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this ...

'' Hensley, 1997 * ''

Bothus tricirrhitus ''Bothus'' is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Some species in this genus have spots consisting of blue rings. Species There are currently 16 recognized species in this ...

'' Kotthaus, 1977

References

* Bothidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Pleuronectiformes-stub