New record of the rare flounder Parabothus budkeri (Chabanaud, 1943) (Teleostei: Bothidae) from the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea, with a key to the genus Parabothus

Fricke R., Golani D., Appelbaum-Golani B.

Published date: December 2019
Volume: 43
Number: 4
Pagination: 367-371
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2019-434-006
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Corresponding author: Ronald Fricke, ronfricke@web.de

How to cite: Fricke, R., Golani, D., & Appelbaum-Golani, B. (2019). New record of the rare flounder Parabothus budkeri (Chabanaud, 1943) (Teleostei: Bothidae) from the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea, with a key to the genus Parabothus. Cybium, 43(4): 367-371. https://doi.org/10.26028/CYBIUM/2019-434-006
Abstract

Budker’s flounder Parabothus budkeri is recorded from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, and described from a specimen collected in Eilat (Israel) in 1951. A detailed description, and the first illustration of this rare species, are provided. The distribution and habitat of P. budkeri are discussed. A key to the species of the genus Parabothus is presented.
Keywords: Bothidae - distribution - Identification key - New record - Parabothus budkeri - Red Sea
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