Bleeker's Narrow-bodied Flounder
Arnoglossus tapeinosoma
- Usual depth22–153 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsJune
- 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: 1 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 22–153 m · Deepest record: 183 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bleeker's Narrow-bodied Flounder, Drab Flounder
Other scientific names: Arnoglossus tapeinosomus, Platophrys tapeinosoma
Similar species
- Imperial scaldfish
Arnoglossus imperialis
- Megrim
Arnoglossus scapha
- Waite’s Flounder
Arnoglossus waitei
- Brown Flounder
Arnoglossus aspilos
- Bass Strait Flounder
Arnoglossus bassensis
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).
- 31 open-data records from 1865 to 2008.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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