''Bothus'' is a genus of

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in the family

Bothidae Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides. The family is also distinguished by the presence of ...

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

Species

There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: * '' Bothus assimilis'' ( Günther, 1862) * '' Bothus constellatus'' (

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, 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 17 recognized species in this ...

'' ( Poey, 1860) * '' Bothus guibei''

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, 1966 (Guinean flounder) * '' Bothus leopardinus'' ( Günther, 1862) (Pacific leopard flounder) * '' Bothus lunatus'' (

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, 1758) (Plate fish) * '' Bothus maculiferus'' ( Poey, 1860) (Mottled flounder) * ''

Bothus mancus The peacock flounder (''Bothus mancus''), also known as the flowery flounder, is a species of fish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders). The species is found widely in relatively shallow waters in the Indo-Pacific, also ranging into warmer ...

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, 1782) (Flowery flounder) * '' Bothus mellissi''

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, 1931 (St. Helena flounder) * '' Bothus myriaster'' (

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, 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 ...

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, 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 Ja ...

'' ( 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 17 recognized species in this ...

'' Hensley, 1997 * '' Bothus tricirrhitus'' Kotthaus, 1977 * ''

Bothus ypsigrammus ''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 17 recognized species in this ...

'' Kotthaus, 1977

References

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