Bothus


Bothus is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae 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 Bothus constellatus Bothus ellipticus Bothus guibei Stauch, 1966 Bothus leopardinus Bothus lunatus Bothus maculiferus Bothus mancus Bothus mellissi Norman, 1931 Bothus myriaster Bothus ocellatus Bothus pantherinus Bothus podas Bothus robinsi Topp & F. H. Hoff, 1972 Bothus swio Hensley, 1997Bothus tricirrhitus Kotthaus, 1977Bothus ypsigrammus Kotthaus, 1977
The following fossil species are also known:
  • †?Bothus bhubanicus Tiwari & Bannikov, 2001
  • †Bothus isselburgensis Schwarzhans & van der Hocht, 2023
  • †''Bothus parvulus''