New Zealand Turbot
Colistium nudipinnis
- Usual depth14–54 m
- Water temperature8–21 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Dr Tony Ayling, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
The New Zealand turbot is a righteye flounder of the subfamily Rhombosoleinae in the family Pleuronectidae, found around New Zealand in shallow enclosed waters.
Text from the Wikipedia article “New Zealand turbot”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 14–54 m · Deepest record: 450 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 8–21 °C
Photos
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Names and classification
- English
- New Zealand Turbot
Other scientific names: Ammotretis nudipinnis
Similar species
- Maori Turbot
Colistium guentheri
Bay FlounderAmmotretis rostratus
- Banded-fin Flounder
Azygopus pinnifasciatus
Elongated FlounderAmmotretis 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 192 open-data records from 1907 to 2020.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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