Bothus podas (Delaroche 1809)

Bariche, Michel & Fricke, Ronald, 2020, The marine ichthyofauna of Lebanon: an annotated checklist, history, biogeography, and conservation status, Zootaxa 4775 (1), pp. 1-157 : 100

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scientific name	Bothus podas (Delaroche 1809)
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Bothus podas (Delaroche 1809) View in CoL —Wide-eyed flounder

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Bothus podas Delar. View in CoL = Rhomboïdichthys podas, Günth. View in CoL by Gruvel (1931: 82); subsequently recorded as Bothus podas (De la Roche 1809) View in CoL by George et al. (1964: 24); as Bothus podas podas (Delaroche) View in CoL by Mouneimné (1977: 66); as Bothus podas podas (Delaroche 1809) View in CoL by Mouneimné (2002: 235); recently recorded as Bothus podas View in CoL by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 628). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, FMNH, SMNS and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Gibraltar south to Angola, including offshore islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global ( LC: 13 May 2013); Med. ( LC: 27 February 2008). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .