The wide-eyed flounder is found in the eastern Atlantic ocean, from the coasts of Portugal and the Bay of Biscay, along the Canary islands, Cape Verde islands, and the Azores, extending to the tropical coasts of West Africa, from Morocco to Angola.

It is also widely distributed throughout the Mediterranean sea, including the Aegean and Adriatic seas, and to a lesser extent in the Black sea.

The wide-eyed flounder is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The wide-eyed flounder appears in the IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !