Indian halibut

Psettodes erumei

Fish
IUCN: Data deficient

Usual depth27–110 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsAugust, September, and October
How commonOccasional

About this species

Psettodes erumei, commonly known as the Indian halibut or adalah, is a species of flounder found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from the Red Sea to northern Australia.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 23 records
February: 41 records
March: 13 records
April: 20 records
May: 22 records
June: 32 records
July: 33 records
August: 139 records
September: 141 records
October: 149 records
November: 74 records
December: 23 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 27–110 m · Deepest record: 635 m

0–10 m: 14 records
10–20 m: 20 records
20–30 m: 38 records
30–40 m: 89 records
40–50 m: 107 records
50–60 m: 85 records
60–70 m: 45 records
70–80 m: 63 records
80–90 m: 30 records
90–100 m: 11 records
100–110 m: 19 records
110+ m: 66 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 16 records
26–28 °C: 203 records
28–30 °C: 45 records

Names and classification

English: Indian halibut, Indian spiny turbot, Adalah, Australian Halibut, flounders, Queensland halibut, Tropical Halibut

Names in 4 more languages

French: Turbot épineux indien
Japanese: セイバンガレイ, ボウズガレイ
Thai: ปลาจักรผาน
Simplified Chinese: 咬龍狗, 大口鰜, 左口, 扁魚, 比目魚, 皇帝魚

Other scientific names: Hippoglossus erumei, Hippoglossus orthorhynchus, Pleuronectes erumei, Psettotes erumei

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).
1,066 open-data records from 1801 to 2024.

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