Bothus podas

Wide-eyed flounder
Bothus podas in Croatia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Pleuronectiformes
Family:Bothidae
Genus:Bothus
Species: B. podas
Binomial name
Bothus podas
(Delaroche, 1809)
Synonyms[2]
  • Bothus africanus Nielsen, 1961
  • Bothus diaphanus Rafinesque, 1814
  • Peloria heckelii Cocco, 1844
  • Platophrys podas (Delaroche, 1809)
  • Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809
  • Rhomboidichthys podas (Delaroche, 1809)
  • Rhombus gesneri Risso, 1827
  • Rhombus heterophthalmus Bennett, 1831
  • Rhombus maderensis Lowe, 1834
  • Rhombus serratus Valenciennes, 1839
  • Solea rhomboide Rafinesque, 1810

Bothus podas, also known as the wide-eyed flounder, is a flounder in the genus Bothus, native to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Coast of Africa.

References

  1. Tous, P.; Sidibé, A.; Mbye, E.; et al. (2015). "Bothus podas". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198725A15539590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198725A15539590.en. Downloaded on 19 March 2018.
  2. Nicolas Bailly (2008). "Bothus podas (Rafinesque, 1810)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 March 2018.


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