Bothus pantherinus
Panther Flounder
As recorded: Bothus pantherinus (Rüppell, 1830)
Animalia › Chordata › Pleuronectiformes › Bothidae
- Collected by
- J.L. Earle
- Date
- April 22, 1991
- Locality
- Oahu; SW side; Makua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Depth
- 6 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 22, 1991, J.L. Earle also collected 3 other specimens.
Bothus pantherinus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1991. 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 37238. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35587505. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/37238.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35587505 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026