Bothus mancus
Pacific Peacock Flounder
As recorded: Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782)
Animalia › Chordata › Pleuronectiformes › Bothidae
- Collected by
- S.C. Ball
- Date
- 1924
- Locality
- Penrhyn Atoll
- Island
- Penrhyn Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Bothus mancus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 482 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.
2026-10-15
Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Indian Ocean, 南马洛斯马杜卢, MV
(c) joyywu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
Hilo, HI, US
(c) tags_works, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
French Polynesia, PF
(c) Hugh Chan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-23
Sulawesi Utara, ID
(c) Francois Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
HI, US
(c) Jacob Stagg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bothus mancus. BPBM 3689. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35588771. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/3689.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35588771 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Collection date fields disagree
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