Bass Strait Flounder
Arnoglossus bassensis
- Usual depth5–66 m
- Water temperature14–20 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–66 m · Deepest record: 66 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–20 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bass Strait Flounder
Similar species
Imperial scaldfishArnoglossus imperialis
- Megrim
Arnoglossus scapha
- Waite’s Flounder
Arnoglossus waitei
Crested FlounderArnoglossus macrolophus
- Brown Flounder
Arnoglossus aspilos
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).
- 25 open-data records from 1980 to 2009.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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