Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Linnæus 1758 described lunatus on page 269 in the 1758 book, "Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis", originally placing the species in the genus Pleuronectes Linnæus, 1758.

Other Authors using this species concept:
  • In Eschmeyer, William N. 2004 Electronic Source The Catalog of Fishes Online as Bothus lunatus
  • In Bloch, Marcus E. & J. G. Schneider. 1801 Book Systema ichthyologiae iconibus cx illustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo i-lx, 1-584, pls. 1-110 as Pleuronectes lunatus
  • Page 269 In Linnæus, Carolus. 1758 Book Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis i-ii, 1-824 as Pleuronectes lunatus

Taxonomy

Kingdom Animalia
 Superphylum Deuterostomia
  Phylum Chordata
   Subphylum Craniata
    Superclass Gnathostomata
     Class Actinopterygii
      Order Pleuronectiformes
       Suborder Pleuronectoidei
        Family Bothidae
         Genus Bothus
          Species lunatus

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Evidence

10 VideoRecordings
6-11m

Associated Organisms
Taxa Identified As Location Evidence Type Event Date Observers/Collectors Determiners Min Depth Max Depth
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bothus lunatus Grand Cayman Video Recording 12/10/1998 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 11m 11m
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bothus lunatus Grand Cayman Video Recording 12/10/1998 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 5m 5m
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bothus lunatus Grand Cayman Video Recording 12/05/1998 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 0m 0m
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bothus lunatus Grand Cayman Video Recording 12/05/1998 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 0m 0m
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bothus lunatus Grand Cayman Video Recording 12/05/1998 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 0m 0m
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bothus lunatus Grand Cayman Video Recording 12/05/1998 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 0m 0m
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bothus lunatus Grand Cayman Video Recording 12/05/1998 Robert K. Whitton Robert K. Whitton 0m 0m
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bothus lunatus Bonaire Video Recording 09/08/2018 John L. Earle John L. Earle 9m 9m
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bothus lunatus Bonaire Video Recording 09/07/2018 John L. Earle 6m 6m
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bothus lunatus Bonaire Video Recording 09/05/2018 John L. Earle John L. Earle 9m 9m
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Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Pleuronectes lunatus Linnaeus, 1758 Species
Bothus argus (Bloch, 1783) Species
Pleuronectes argus Bloch, 1783 Species