Three-spot Crested Flounder

Samariscus triocellatus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth7–28 m
Water temperature22–30 °C
Best monthsApril and May
How commonRare

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Photo credit: (c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Samariscus triocellatus is a species of flatfish in the family Samaridae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Samariscus triocellatus”, 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: 9 records
February: 15 records
March: 12 records
April: 31 records
May: 42 records
June: 20 records
July: 6 records
August: 15 records
September: 18 records
October: 24 records
November: 24 records
December: 14 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 7–28 m · Deepest record: 125 m

0–10 m: 29 records
10–20 m: 56 records
20–30 m: 41 records
30–40 m: 5 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C

22–24 °C: 12 records
24–26 °C: 51 records
26–28 °C: 58 records
28–30 °C: 84 records

Names and classification

English: Three-spot Crested Flounder, Threespot flounder, Threespot Flounder, Three-spot righteye flounder, Three-spot Righteye Flounder, Threespot Righteye Flounder

Names in 3 more languages

French: Sole à trois ocelles
Japanese: Janometsukinowagarei, ジャノメツキノワガレイ
Simplified Chinese: 三斑沙鰈, 半邊魚, 扁魚, 比目魚, 皇帝魚

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).
329 open-data records from 1951 to 2016.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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