Bothus pantherinus
Panther Flounder
As recorded: Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Pleuronectiformes › Bothidae
- Collected by
- Philip Helfrich and Maridell FosterMaridell Foster →Philip Helfrich →
- Date
- February 29, 1972
- Locality
- Tutuila Island; Pala Lagoon; near center of lagoon
- Island
- Tutuila Island
- Depth
- 0 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 29, 1972, Philip Helfrich and Maridell Foster also collected 12 other specimens.
Amoya
Ichthyology
Ctenogobius
Ichthyology
Ctenogobius
Ichthyology
Favonigobius
Ichthyology
Fibramia lateralis
Ichthyology
Foa
Ichthyology
Gunnellichthys pleurotaenia
Ichthyology
Lethrinus
Ichthyology
Muraenichthys sibogae
Ichthyology
Osteomugil engeli
Ichthyology
Saurida gracilis
Ichthyology
Scolecenchelys macroptera
Ichthyology
Bothus pantherinus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1972. 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 27876. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35588513. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/27876.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35588513 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026