Japonolaeops gracilis
- Usual depth185–425 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and May
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 185–425 m · Deepest record: 449 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Japonolaeops dentatus, Laeops gracilis
Similar species
Tropical flounderBothus mancus
Leopard flounderBothus pantherinus
Largescale flounderEngyprosopon grandisquama
- Pelican flounder
Chascanopsetta lugubris
- Brown Flounder
Arnoglossus aspilos
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.
- 34 open-data records from 1908 to 2006.
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