''Bothus podas'', also known as the wide-eyed flounder, is a flounder in the genus ''
Bothus
''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 ...
'', native to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Coast of Africa.
During the reproductive season, males court and mate successively with females in their territories, and females seem to show mating fidelity to their dominant male. Data also show that courtship plays an important role in determining male success in mating.
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Bothidae
Fish described in 1809
Taxa named by François-Étienne de La Roche
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