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Bothus mancus
English: Flowery Flounder; Peacock Flounder (1); Hawaiian: paki-i (1)
As recorded: Bothus mancus (Broussonet, 1782)
Animalia › Chordata › Pleuronectiformes › Bothidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and J.P. McVeyJ.P. McVey →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- October 27, 1968
- Locality
- Fanning Island; coral reef near center of lagoon
- Island
- Fanning Island
- Depth
- 7 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 27, 1968, J.E. Randall and J.P. McVey also collected 5 other specimens.
Bothus mancus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1968. 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)
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Cite this specimen
Bothus mancus. BPBM 7590. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35585422. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7590.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35585422 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026