Species that contain: Arnoglossus and imperialis [ 6 ] records

blachei, Arnoglossus Stauch [A.] 1965:256, Fig. 7 [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 2) v. 37 (no. 2); ref. 9259] Angola, 13º31’36’’S, 12º19’36’’E; Cameroon, 3°40'1.2''N, 9°13'1.2''E, 34 m depth. Lectotype: BMNH 1930.5.6.36. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1930.5.6.34-35 (2); MNHN 1956-0074 (1), B-2357 (3). Type catalog: Desoutter et al. 2001:302 [ref. 25922]. Lectotype selected by Fricke et al. 2023:6 [ref. 40065]. •Possible synonym of Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Aldebert et al. 1990:1028 [ref. 19526]). •Synonym of Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Desoutter et al. 2001:302 [ref. 25922], Munroe in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2981 [ref. 34618], Fricke et al. 2017:3 [ref. 35674]). •Valid as Arnoglossus blachei Stauch 1965 -- (Fricke et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40065]). Current status: Valid as Arnoglossus blachei Stauch 1965. Bothidae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to Namibia, including Canary Islands (Spain) and São Tomé and Principe; southwestern Indian Ocean: larvae reaching Agulhas Bank (South Africa). Habitat: marine.

cristatus, Rhombus Lowe [R. T.] 1839:88 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (pt 7); ref. 2829] Off Madeira (Portugal). Neotype: BMNH 1895.7.16.7. Neotype designated by Fricke et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40065]. •Synonym of Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Fricke et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40065]). Current status: Synonym of Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810). Bothidae. Habitat: marine.

imperialis, Bothus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1810:23 [Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della Sicilia; ref. 3594] Balearic Islands, northeast of Ibiza, 39°09’40.8’’N 1°39’10.8’’E, 108 m depth, Meciterranean Sea. Neotype: SMNS 27387. Also appeared in Rafinesque 1810:15 [ref. 3595]. Neotype designated by Fricke et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40065]. Original type locality Sicily [Mediterranean Sea]. •Valid as Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Nielsen 1973:621 [ref. 6885], Nielsen in Whitehead et al. 1986:1294 [ref. 13677], Jardas & Pallaoro 1987:2 [ref. 39382], Aldebert et al. 1990:1028 [ref. 19526], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:178 [ref. 25472], Santos et al. 1997:131 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:118 [ref. 24952], Evseenko 1998:59 [ref. 23643], Bilecenoğlu et al. 2002:149 [ref. 26753], Fricke et al. 2007:114 [ref. 29533], Lipej & Dulčić 2010:72 [ref. 36649], Munroe in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2981 [ref. 34618], Fricke et al. 2017:3, 8 [ref. 35674], Martins & Carneiro 2018:78 [ref. 36550], Almeida & Biscoito 2019:153 [ref. 36791], Artüz & Fricke 2019:560 [ref. 36612], Carneiro et al. 2019:189 [ref. 37250], Elbaraasi et al. 2019:101 [ref. 36864], Parenti 2019:101 [ref. 37117], Reiner 2019:290 [ref. 38139], Kovačić et al. 2020:27 [ref. 37519], Bañón & Maño 2021:96 [ref. 38887], Kovačić et al. 2021:44 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:230 [ref. 39448], Fricke et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40065]). Current status: Valid as Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810). Bothidae. Distribution: Mediterranean Sea; Sea of Marmara; eastern Atlantic: Scotland south to Spain, including Azores and Madeira. Habitat: marine.

lophotes, Arnoglossus Günther [A.] 1862:417 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] British coast?, Europe. Syntypes: (orig. 3 skins) BMNH 1856.12.10.153-155 (3 skins). •Synonym of Arnoglossus imperialis (Refinesque 1810) -- (Nielsen 1973:621 [ref. 6885], Aldebert et al. 1990:1028 [ref. 19526], Fricke et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40065]). Current status: Synonym of Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810). Bothidae. Habitat: marine.

punctatus, Bothus Rafinesque [C. S.] 1814:17 [Précis des découvertes et travaux somiologiques de Mr. C. S. Rafinesque-Schmaltz; ref. 3582] Balearic Islands, northeast of Ibiza, 39°09’40.8’’N 1°39’10.8’’E, 108 m depth, Meciterranean Sea. Neotype: SMNS 27387. Neotype designated by Fricke et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40065]. Original type locality Sicliy [Mediterranean Sea]. •Questionable synonym of Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Parenti 2019:108 [ref. 37117], Fricke et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40065]). Current status: Uncertain as Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810). Bothidae. Habitat: marine.

rhomboidichthys, Charybdia Facciolà [L.] 1885:266 [Naturalista Siciliano [Il Naturalista Siciliano, Giornale di scienze naturali] v. 4; ref. 1295] Balearic Islands, northeast of Ibiza, 39°09’40.8’’N 1°39’10.8’’E, 108 m depth, Meciterranean Sea. Neotype: SMNS 27387. Neotype designated by Fricke et al. 2023:12 [ref. 40065]. Original type locality Messina, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. •Synonym of Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810) -- (Nielsen 1973:621 [ref. 6885], Aldebert et al. 1990:1028 [ref. 19526], Fricke et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40065]). Current status: Synonym of Arnoglossus imperialis (Rafinesque 1810). Bothidae. Habitat: marine.