Bothus podas

Wide-eyed flounder
	Bothus podas in Croatia
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Bothidae
Genus:	Bothus
Species:	B. podas
Binomial name
	Bothus podas; (Delaroche, 1809)
Synonyms
	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.

During the reproductive season, males court and mate successively with females in their territories, and females seem to show mating fidelity to their dominant male. Data also show that courtship plays an important role in determining male success in mating.^[3]

References

^ Tous, P.; Sidibé, A.; Mbye, E.; de Morais, L.; Camara, Y.H.; Adeofe, T.A.; Munroe, T.; Camara, K.; Cissoko, K.; Djiman, R.; Sagna, A.; Sylla, M. (2015). "Bothus podas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198725A15539590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198725A15539590.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ Nicolas Bailly (2008). "Bothus podas (Rafinesque, 1810)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
^ Carvalho, N; Afonso, P; Santos, RSA. "The haremic mating system and mate choice in the wide-eyed flounder, Bothus podas". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 66 (3): 249–258. doi:10.1023/A:1023957825568.

External links

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Tous, P.; Sidibé, A.; Mbye, E.; de Morais, L.; Camara, Y.H.; Adeofe, T.A.; Munroe, T.; Camara, K.; Cissoko, K.; Djiman, R.; Sagna, A.; Sylla, M. (2015). "Bothus podas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198725A15539590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198725A15539590.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[WoRMS-2] Nicolas Bailly (2008). "Bothus podas (Rafinesque, 1810)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

[3] Carvalho, N; Afonso, P; Santos, RSA. "The haremic mating system and mate choice in the wide-eyed flounder, Bothus podas". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 66 (3): 249–258. doi:10.1023/A:1023957825568.

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