Maori Turbot

Colistium guentheri

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth12–49 m
Water temperature12–18 °C
Best monthsApril, September, and November
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 2 records
March: 5 records
April: 6 records
May: 1 records
June: 0 records
July: 2 records
August: 0 records
September: 6 records
October: 0 records
November: 9 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 12–49 m · Deepest record: 450 m

0–10 m: 17 records
10–20 m: 89 records
20–30 m: 90 records
30–40 m: 56 records
40–50 m: 44 records
50–60 m: 8 records
60–70 m: 5 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 16 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C

10–12 °C: 14 records
12–14 °C: 163 records
14–16 °C: 118 records
16–18 °C: 70 records

Names and classification

English: Maori Turbot, New Zealand Brill

Other scientific names: Ammotretis guentheri, Ammotretis guntheri, Colistium guntheri

Similar species

New Zealand Turbot
Colistium nudipinnis
Bay Flounder
Ammotretis rostratus
Banded-fin Flounder
Azygopus pinnifasciatus
Elongated Flounder
Ammotretis elongatus
Shortfin Flounder
Ammotretis brevipinnis
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).
365 open-data records from 1900 to 2018.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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