Manyeyed Flounder

Grammatobothus polyophthalmus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth33–72 m
Water temperature23–29 °C
Best monthsAugust, September, and October
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 30 records
February: 51 records
March: 13 records
April: 30 records
May: 18 records
June: 41 records
July: 7 records
August: 136 records
September: 180 records
October: 186 records
November: 52 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 33–72 m · Deepest record: 108 m

0–10 m: 6 records
10–20 m: 8 records
20–30 m: 22 records
30–40 m: 120 records
40–50 m: 136 records
50–60 m: 188 records
60–70 m: 110 records
70–80 m: 50 records
80–90 m: 34 records
90–100 m: 4 records
100–110 m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C

22–24 °C: 29 records
24–26 °C: 9 records
26–28 °C: 338 records
28–30 °C: 27 records

Names and classification

English: Manyeyed Flounder, Threespot flounder, Three-spot Flounder

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Mitsumedarumagarei, ミツメダルマガレイ
Thai: ปลาลิ้นหมาหงอนสั้น

Other scientific names: Bothus polyophthalmus, Grammatobothus polyopthalmus, Platophrys polyophthalmus, Rhomboidichthys angustifrons

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).
843 open-data records from 1910 to 2021.

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