Large-scaled Flounder
Ammotretis macrolepis
- Usual depth46–53 m
- Water temperature14–17 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, May, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 46–53 m · Deepest record: 53 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–17 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Large-scaled Flounder, Largescale Flounder
Similar species
- Bay Flounder
Ammotretis rostratus
- Shortfin Flounder
Ammotretis brevipinnis
- Elongated Flounder
Ammotretis elongatus
- Bass Flounder
Ammotretis lituratus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 8 open-data records from 1977 to 1994.
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