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 17 recognized species in this genus: Bothus assimilis (Günther, 1862) Bothus constellatus (D. S. Jordan, 1889) (Pacific eyed flounder) Bothus ellipticus (Poey, 1860) Bothus guibei Stauch, 1966 (Guinean flounder) Bothus leopardinus (Günther, 1862) (Pacific leopard flounder) Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Plate fish) Bothus maculiferus (Poey, 1860) (Mottled flounder) Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782) (Flowery flounder) Bothus mellissi Norman, 1931 (St. Helena flounder) Bothus myriaster (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Indo-Pacific oval flounder) Bothus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831) (Eyed flounder) Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830) (Leopard flounder) Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809) (Wide-eyed flounder) Bothus robinsi Topp & F. H. Hoff, 1972 (Twospot flounder) Bothus swio Hensley, 1997 Bothus tricirrhitus Kotthaus, 1977 Bothus ypsigrammus Kotthaus, 1977 The following fossil species are also known: †?Bothus bhubanicus Tiwari & Bannikov, 2001 (Early Miocene of Mizoram, India) †Bothus isselburgensis Schwarzhans & van der Hocht, 2023 (Late Miocene of Germany) [otolith] †Bothus parvulus (Kramberger, 1883) (Middle Miocene of Croatia)