Bothus podas (Delaroche 1809) —Wide-eyed flounder

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Bothus podas Delar. = Rhomboïdichthys podas, Günth. by Gruvel (1931: 82); subsequently recorded as Bothus podas (De la Roche 1809) by George et al. (1964: 24); as Bothus podas podas (Delaroche) by Mouneimné (1977: 66); as Bothus podas podas (Delaroche 1809) by Mouneimné (2002: 235); recently recorded as Bothus podas by Harmelin-Vivien et al. (2005: 628). Material in collection: ANSP, AUBM, BMNH, FMNH, SMNS and USNM.

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Gibraltar south to Angola, including offshore islands.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 13 May 2013); Med. (LC: 27 February 2008). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, HAB, unknown. Occurrence: Common. Low priority for conservation action .