africanus, Bothus podas Nielsen [J. G.] 1961:121 [Atlantide Report No. 6; ref. 9368] Coast of western Africa, 9°27'N, 14°48'W, depth 150 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P853008. Paratypes: BMNH 1962.6.18.34-35 (2). Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:83 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Bothus africanus Nielsen 1961 -- (Evseenko 1996:727 [ref. 24666]). •Synonym of Bothus podas (Delaroche 1809) -- (Aldebert et al. 1990:1032 [ref. 19526], Munroe in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2988 [ref. 34618] with reservations). Current status: Synonym of Bothus podas (Delaroche 1809). Bothidae. Habitat: marine.