Blotched Flounder
Asterorhombus intermedius
- Usual depth8–67 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 22 records
- October: 19 records
- November: 16 records
- December: 18 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–67 m · Deepest record: 88 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blotched Flounder, Intermediate flounder, Large-scale Flounder, Rug-body Flounder
Names in 3 more languages
- German
- Korallen-Butt
- Japanese
- Seitembirame, セイテンビラメ
- Simplified Chinese
- 中間角鮃, 半邊魚, 扁魚, 比目魚, 皇帝魚
Other scientific names: Arnoglossus intermedius, Asterorhombus stellifer, Engyprosopon intermedius, Platophrys intermedius
Similar species
- Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus cocosensis
- Longfin Flounder
Asterorhombus filifer
- Imperial scaldfish
Arnoglossus imperialis
- Megrim
Arnoglossus scapha
Tropical flounderBothus mancus
Leopard flounderBothus pantherinus
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).
- 257 open-data records from 1866 to 2013.
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