Species FAO code: OUB

Bothus podas

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
EU quality schemes and nutrition values
Conservation measures
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Croatia	hr razok	–
Cyprus	el γλώσσα	–
Denmark	da Bredøjet hvarre	–
Malta	en Wide-eyed flounder it Rombo di rena mt Barbun tal-għajn	–
Portugal	pt Carta	Madeira: Solha
Spain	es Poda	Balearic Islands: Pedaç Canary Islands: Tapaculo Catalonia: Tacó Galicia: Rapapelo de ollos grandes

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)

Nutrition values

	Nutrition values per serving (100g)
Energy	70.0 kcal
Total fat	1.93 g
Saturates	0.441 g
Carbohydrate	0.0 g
Sugars	0.0 g
Protein	12.41 g
Salt	740.0 mg

Source: USDA - FoodData Central

TACs and quotas

Total allowable catches (TACs) or fishing opportunities, are catch limits (expressed in tonnes or numbers) that are set for most commercial fish stocks. TACs are set annually for most stocks (every two years for deep-sea stocks) by the Council of fisheries ministers. TACs are shared between EU countries in the form of national quotas. For each stock a different allocation percentage per EU country is applied for the sharing out of the quotas. Read more: TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

FLX/05B-F.

Pleuronectiformes

Fishing areas

27.5.b Faeroes Grounds (Division Vb) Faroese waters

TAC

Not relevant

Union

0.0 t

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Bothus podas

Scientific name

Bothus podas

Author

(Delaroche, 1809)

Rank

Species

FAO code

OUB

Morphological description

The scales on the eyed side are ctenoid and cycloid on the blind side. The inter-orbital width is much wider in males. The upper pectoral fin rays are not prolonged. The subspecies in the Mediterranean and African coast, P. podas has 75-86 lateral line scales, with 13-20 scales making up the curved portion. Its eyed side has alight brown color, bearing darker spots. The subspecies in Madeira and the Canaries, B. p. maderensis, has 88-91 lateral line scales, with 20-21 on the lateral line curve. Its eyed side appears dark brown to dark violet and seldom spotted.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPleuronectiformes
  - FamilyBothidae
    - GenusBothus
      - SpeciesBothus podas

Synonyms

Bothus africanus Nielsen, 1961
Pleuronectes podas Delaroche, 1809
Botus podas podas (Delaroche, 1809)
Bothus poda (Delaroche, 1809)
Rhombus maderensis Lowe, 1834
Bothus diaphanus Rafinesque, 1814
Bothus podas africanus Nielsen, 1961
Solea rhomboide Rafinesque, 1810
Peloria heckelii Cocco, 1844
Rhombus serratus Valenciennes, 1839
Rhombus heterophthalmus Bennett, 1831
Bothus podas maderiensis (Lowe, 1834)
Bothus podas podas (Delaroche, 1809)
Rhombus gesneri Risso, 1827
Platophrys podas (Delaroche, 1809)
Rhomboidichthys podas (Delaroche, 1809)
Rhombus madeirensis Lowe, 1834

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 29 — Other
      - 0302 29 80 — Other
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae), excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 39 — Other
      - 0303 39 85 — Other
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 43 00 — Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 83 — Flat fish (Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae)
      - 0304 83 90 — Other

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Bothus podas

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Dredges

Seines

Trawls

Nutrition values

TACs and quotas

Stocks (2021)

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 27 - Atlantic, Northeast

Area 34 - Atlantic, Eastern Central

Area 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Area 47 - Atlantic, Southeast

Distribution maps