BPBM 1990Ichthyology

Bothus pantherinus

Panther Flounder

As recorded: Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830)

Animalia › Chordata › Pleuronectiformes › Bothidae

Collected by: A. Seale
Date: February 1, 1902
Locality: Rarotonga
Island: Rarotonga
Record type: Preserved specimen

74 Bishop specimens of Bothus pantherinus · collected 1900–2005Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 1, 1902, A. Seale also collected 24+ other specimens.

Bothus pantherinus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1902. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 766 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

El Qousseir, El Qoseir, Mer Rouge, Égypte

(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Égypte

(c) Virginie Zajdel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US

(c) thegeckoguy907, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG

(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Red Sea, Rotes Meer, EG

(c) fuchsii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03

Cufra, Libia

(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Bothus pantherinus. BPBM 1990. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35587454. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/1990.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35587454 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026