Bothus pantherinus, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Bothus pantherinus, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Bothus pantherinus, Juvenile, Boot Reef, Coral Sea, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Eyes close set (about one eye diameter apart), dark-edged blue and gold spots cover body, large peacock spot on midline two-thirds distance along back; males with long pectoral fin filaments extending to tail base. Turn pale on light-coloured backgrounds, such as the illustrated juvenile that, unusually, was sitting on live coral. Differs from B. mancus (Flowery Flounder) in having smaller golden spots, eye tentacles, and smaller maximum size.
Information
Max Size: 39 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.8-32.1°C
Depth: 3-150m
Habitat: Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (1% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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