WoRMS taxon details
Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
127129 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127129)
accepted
Species
Bothus africanus Nielsen, 1961 · unaccepted
Bothus diaphanus Rafinesque, 1814 · unaccepted
Bothus poda (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Bothus podas africanus Nielsen, 1961 · unaccepted
Bothus podas maderiensis (Lowe, 1834) · unaccepted
Bothus podas podas (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted
Botus podas (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (of the generic noun)
Botus podas podas (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (of the generic noun)
Peloria heckelii Cocco, 1844 · unaccepted
Platophrys podas (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted
Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809 · unaccepted
Rhomboidichthys podas (Delaroche, 1809) · unaccepted
Rhombus gesneri Risso, 1827 · unaccepted
Rhombus heterophthalmus Bennett, 1831 · unaccepted
Rhombus madeirensis Lowe, 1834 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Rhombus maderensis Lowe, 1834 · unaccepted
Rhombus serratus Valenciennes, 1839 · unaccepted
Solea rhomboide Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Bothus podas africanus Nielsen, 1961 accepted as Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
- Subspecies Bothus podas maderiensis (Lowe, 1834) accepted as Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
- Subspecies Bothus podas podas (Delaroche, 1809) accepted as Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809) Delaroche, F.-E. (1809). Suite du mémoire sur les espèces de poissons observées à Iviça. Tableau des espèces de poissons que j'ai observées à Iviça pendant les mois de décembre, janvier et février. Tableau des poissons que j'ai observés à Maïorque et à Barcelonne, mais que je n'ai point vus à Iviça. Observations sur quelques-uns des poissons indiqués dans le précédent tableau, et descriptions des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 13: 313-361, plates 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29092211
page(s): 354 [68], Pl. 24 (fig. 14) [details]
page(s): 354 [68], Pl. 24 (fig. 14) [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127129 on 2026-01-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Bothus africanus Nielsen, 1961) Nielsen, J. G. (1961). Psettodoidea and Pleuronectoidea (Pisces, Heterosomata). <em>Atlantide Report.</em> No. 6: 101-127, Pl. 2. [details]
original description (of Bothus diaphanus Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. [Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works.]. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701
page(s): 17 [details]
original description (of Solea rhomboide Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci sicilian. Messina. Pp 1-70, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6340395
page(s): 14, 52 [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809) Delaroche, F.-E. (1809). Suite du mémoire sur les espèces de poissons observées à Iviça. Tableau des espèces de poissons que j'ai observées à Iviça pendant les mois de décembre, janvier et février. Tableau des poissons que j'ai observés à Maïorque et à Barcelonne, mais que je n'ai point vus à Iviça. Observations sur quelques-uns des poissons indiqués dans le précédent tableau, et descriptions des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 13: 313-361, plates 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29092211
page(s): 354 [68], Pl. 24 (fig. 14) [details]
original description (of Rhombus heterophthalmus Bennett, 1831) Bennett, E. T. (1831). A collection of fishes .... presented to the Society by Captain Belcher, R.N., .... formed during his recent survey of part of the Atlantic coast of northern Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 145-148. [details]
original description (of Rhombus maderensis Lowe, 1834) Lowe, R. T. (1834). A collection of fishes made in that island [Madeira] ... They include the following species ... regarded as hitherto undescribed . <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833.</em> (pt 1) (for 24 Dec.): 142-144. [details]
original description (of Rhombus serratus Valenciennes, 1839) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Peloria heckelii Cocco, 1844) Cocco, A. (1844). Intorno ad alcuni nuovi pesci del mare di Messina. <em>Giornale del Gabinetto Letterario di Messina Anno 3.</em> Tomo 5: 21-30, Pl. 2.
page(s): 27 [7], Fig. 3 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Bothus diaphanus Rafinesque, 1814) Rafinesque, C.S. (1814). Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz entre 1800 et 1814; ou choix raisonné de ses principales découvertes en zoologie et en botanique, pour servir d'introduction à ses ouvrages futurs. [Summary of the discoveries and somiological works of Mr. C.S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz between 1800 and 1814; or reasoned selection of his principal discoveries in zoology and botany, to serve as an introduction to his future works.]. <em>Palerme.</em> :1-55., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/27701
page(s): 17 [details]
original description (of Solea rhomboide Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C.S. (1810). Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; Indice d'ittiologia siciliana; ossia, catalogo metodico dei nomi latini, italiani, e siciliani dei pesci, che si rinvengono in Sicilia disposti secondo un metodo naturale e seguito da un appendice che contiene la descrizione de alcuni nuovi pesci sicilian. Messina. Pp 1-70, Pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6340395
page(s): 14, 52 [details]
original description (of Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809) Delaroche, F.-E. (1809). Suite du mémoire sur les espèces de poissons observées à Iviça. Tableau des espèces de poissons que j'ai observées à Iviça pendant les mois de décembre, janvier et février. Tableau des poissons que j'ai observés à Maïorque et à Barcelonne, mais que je n'ai point vus à Iviça. Observations sur quelques-uns des poissons indiqués dans le précédent tableau, et descriptions des espèces nouvelles ou peu connues. <em>Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 13: 313-361, plates 20-25., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29092211
page(s): 354 [68], Pl. 24 (fig. 14) [details]
original description (of Rhombus heterophthalmus Bennett, 1831) Bennett, E. T. (1831). A collection of fishes .... presented to the Society by Captain Belcher, R.N., .... formed during his recent survey of part of the Atlantic coast of northern Africa. <em>Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1830-31 (pt 1): 145-148. [details]
original description (of Rhombus maderensis Lowe, 1834) Lowe, R. T. (1834). A collection of fishes made in that island [Madeira] ... They include the following species ... regarded as hitherto undescribed . <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833.</em> (pt 1) (for 24 Dec.): 142-144. [details]
original description (of Rhombus serratus Valenciennes, 1839) Valenciennes, A. (1837-1844). Ichthyologie des îles Canaries, ou histoire naturelle des poissons rapportés par Webb & Berthelot. <em>In: P. B. Webb & S. Berthelot. Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris.</em> v. 2 (pt 2): 1-109, 26 pls. [details]
original description (of Peloria heckelii Cocco, 1844) Cocco, A. (1844). Intorno ad alcuni nuovi pesci del mare di Messina. <em>Giornale del Gabinetto Letterario di Messina Anno 3.</em> Tomo 5: 21-30, Pl. 2.
page(s): 27 [7], Fig. 3 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
context source (WoRCS)
Kovačić, M.; Gerovasileiou, V.; Patzner, R. A. (2024). Fishes in Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 9(6): 243., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3888/9/6/243 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | shkotra kukuvajkë | [details] |
| Catalan | tacópuputpedaç | [details] |
| Croatian | razok | [details] |
| Danish | bredøjet hvarre | [details] |
| Dutch | wijdogige bot [from synonym]gevlekte dwergtarbot | [details] |
| English | wide-eyed flounder [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | rombou podas [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Weitaugenbutt | [details] |
| Hebrew | סנדל פזלן | [details] |
| Italian | rummulorombo di rena [from synonym]pettine | [details] |
| Maltese | barbun ghajnejh imbeghda | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Πισίpissi [from synonym] | [details] |
| Polish | skarp śródziemnomorski | [details] |
| Portuguese | carta-de-olhos-grandescareta | [details] |
| Spanish | podas | [details] |
| Turkish | pisi baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (40 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Solea rhomboide Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Bothus diaphanus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhombus heterophthalmus Bennett, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhombus madeirensis Lowe, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Platophrys podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Rhomboidichthys podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Rhombus gesneri Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Rhombus maderensis Lowe, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Rhombus serratus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Bothus africanus Nielsen, 1961)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bothus podas)
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus diaphanus Rafinesque, 1814)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus africanus Nielsen, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809)
To FishBase (from synonym Peloria heckelii Cocco, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Platophrys podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhomboidichthys podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus podas maderiensis (Lowe, 1834))
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus podas podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus poda (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus madeirensis Lowe, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus serratus Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus maderensis Lowe, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus heterophthalmus Bennett, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus gesneri Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus podas africanus Nielsen, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Botus podas podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Solea rhomboide Rafinesque, 1810)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Bothus podas africanus Nielsen, 1961; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2527583) (from synonym Bothus podas africanus Nielsen, 1961)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus podas USNM 405095 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus podas USNM 405148 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Solea rhomboide Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Bothus diaphanus Rafinesque, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhombus heterophthalmus Bennett, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Rhombus madeirensis Lowe, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Platophrys podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (39 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Rhomboidichthys podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Rhombus gesneri Risso, 1827)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Rhombus maderensis Lowe, 1834)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Rhombus serratus Valenciennes, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Bothus africanus Nielsen, 1961)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bothus podas)
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus diaphanus Rafinesque, 1814)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus africanus Nielsen, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809)
To FishBase (from synonym Peloria heckelii Cocco, 1844)
To FishBase (from synonym Platophrys podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhomboidichthys podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus podas maderiensis (Lowe, 1834))
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus podas podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus poda (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus madeirensis Lowe, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus serratus Valenciennes, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus maderensis Lowe, 1834)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus heterophthalmus Bennett, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Rhombus gesneri Risso, 1827)
To FishBase (from synonym Bothus podas africanus Nielsen, 1961)
To FishBase (from synonym Botus podas podas (Delaroche, 1809))
To FishBase (from synonym Solea rhomboide Rafinesque, 1810)
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 37 proteins)
To GenBank (40 nucleotides; 37 proteins) (from synonym Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Bothus podas africanus Nielsen, 1961; NHMUK:ecatalogue:2527583) (from synonym Bothus podas africanus Nielsen, 1961)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus podas USNM 405095 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bothus podas USNM 405148 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
