Bluespotted Flounder
Crossorhombus azureus
- Usual depth25–62 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: 3 records
- February: 9 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 16 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 24 records
- September: 25 records
- October: 40 records
- November: 18 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 25–62 m · Deepest record: 1,663.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bluespotted Flounder, Chain-mail Flounder, Chain-mail Wide-eyed Flounder
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Kanekodarumagarei, カネコダルマガレイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 半邊魚, 扁魚, 比目魚, 皇帝魚, 青纓鮃
Other scientific names: Rhomboidichthys azureus
Similar species
- Lord Howe Flounder
Crossorhombus howensis
- Kobe Flounder
Crossorhombus kobensis
- Broadbrow flounder
Crossorhombus valderostratus
Imperial scaldfishArnoglossus imperialis
- Megrim
Arnoglossus scapha
Tropical flounderBothus mancus
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).
- 219 open-data records from 1889 to 2017.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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