fivespot flounder

Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth25–128 m
Water temperature15–29 °C
Best monthsJune, September, and October
How commonRare

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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: 0 records
April: 1 records
May: 4 records
June: 7 records
July: 4 records
August: 3 records
September: 7 records
October: 8 records
November: 2 records
December: 4 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 25–128 m · Deepest record: 171 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 7 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 4 records
70–80 m: 3 records
80–90 m: 4 records
90–100 m: 4 records
100–110 m: 8 records
110+ m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 29 records
20–22 °C: 15 records
22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 6 records

Names and classification

English: fivespot flounder, tamaganzobirame

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Gomokuganzobirame, Tama-ganzou-birame, ゴモクガンゾウビラメ, タマガンゾウビラメ
Simplified Chinese: 五眼斑鮃, 半邊魚, 扁魚, 比目魚, 皇帝魚

Other scientific names: Pseudorhombus ocellifer

Similar species

Largetooth flounder
Pseudorhombus arsius
Cartwright's Flounder
Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus
Deep flounder
Pseudorhombus elevatus
Javanese flounder
Pseudorhombus javanicus
Malayan Flounder
Pseudorhombus malayanus
Bigeye Flounder
Pseudorhombus megalops

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).
328 open-data records from 1900 to 2021.

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