Pleuronectidae

diamond turbot

Pleuronichthys guttulatus

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• Medium
• Tropical fish

The diamond turbot (Pleuronichthys guttulatus) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives in subtropical waters on sand or mud bottoms at depths of up to 50 metres (160 ft), though it is most commonly found between 1 and 20 metres (0 and 70 ft). Its native habitat is the coastal areas of the eastern Pacific, from Cape Mendocino, California in the north to Baja California in Mexico in the south.