Scale-eyed Flounder
Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis
- Usual depth290–579 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
About this species
Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis, the scale-eyed flounder, is a species of citharid flounder found in the western Pacific Ocean, where it is found at depths from 310 to 428 m. This species grows to a total length of 36 cm (14 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis”, 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: 0 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 16 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 290–579 m · Deepest record: 603.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Scale-eyed Flounder, Scale-eye Flounder
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Urokogarei, ウロコガレイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 半邊魚, 扁魚, 比目魚, 皇帝魚, 鱗眼鮃
Similar species
- Branched Ray Flounder
Citharoides macrolepidotus
- largescale flatfish
Citharoides macrolepis
- Orbital Flounder
Citharoides orbitalis
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).
- 103 open-data records from 1908 to 2006.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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