Branched Ray Flounder
Citharoides macrolepidotus
- Usual depth145–280 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and June
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 145–280 m · Deepest record: 435 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Branched Ray Flounder, Branchray Flounder
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Kokebirame, コケビラメ
- Simplified Chinese
- 擬棘鮃, 菲律賓擬棘鮃
Other scientific names: Brachypleurops axillaris, Citharoides axillaris
Similar species
- largescale flatfish
Citharoides macrolepis
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).
- 102 open-data records from 1906 to 2011.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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