Phrynorhombus regius Bonnaterre, 1788
Synonyms:
Pleuronectes regius Bonnaterre, 1788, Tabl. encycl. méthod.: 79 (Mediterranean).
Pleuronectes calimanda Lacepède, 1802, Hist. nat. Poiss., 4: 599, 654.
Pleuronectes uniocellatus Nardo, 1824, Giorn. di Fisica, (2) 7: 233.
Rhombus unimaculatus Risso, 1826, Hist. nat. Europe méridionale, 3: 252 (Nice).
Pleuronectes punctatus (nec Bloch): Fleming, 1828: 241.
Pleuronectes (Rhombus) cardina (part.) Cuvier, 1829, Règne animal, ed. 11, 2: 341.
Rhombus punctatus: Yarrell, 1836: 247, fig.
Phrynorhombus unimaculatus: Günther, 1862, 4: 414 | Chabanaud, 1931b: 23.
Zeugopterus unimaculatus: Day, 1882, 2: 17, pl. XCIX.
Phrynorhombus regius: Jordan and Goss, 1889,14: 251 | Bini, 1968, 8: 33-34, col. fig. | Wheeler, 1969: 522-523, fig.
Common names:
eckstroms topknot [UK and USA]
pelaya miseres [Spain]
rombo peloso [Italy]
Zwergbutt [Germany]