King soldierbream
Argyrops spinifer
- Usual depth37–129 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) shahar chaikin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Argyrops spinifer, the king soldierbream, Bowen snapper, long-spined red bream, longfin snapper, longspine seabream and red bokako, It is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae. This species is found in the Indian Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Argyrops spinifer”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 114 records
- February: 76 records
- March: 48 records
- April: 108 records
- May: 274 records
- June: 62 records
- July: 68 records
- August: 286 records
- September: 320 records
- October: 366 records
- November: 108 records
- December: 174 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 37–129 m · Deepest record: 288 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Photos
(c) pavlaki1968, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- King soldierbream, Bowen Snapper, Bream, Frying-pan Snapper, Frypan Bream, Frypan Snapper, king soldierbream, King Soldier Bream, King soldier bream, King soldierbream, Longspine seabream, Longfin Snapper, Long Spined Red Bream, Longspined Seabream, Long-spined Snapper, Longspine Snapper, Red Bokako
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Sargo Real
- French
- Spare royal, Spare royale
- Thai
- ปลาจาน, ปลาอีคุดครีบยาว
- Simplified Chinese
- 盤仔, 長棘鯛, 高體四長棘鯛
Other scientific names: Calamus ciliaris, Pagrus ciliaris, Pagrus longifilis, Pagrus ruber, Sparus spinifer
Similar species
- King Soldier Bream
Argyrops bleekeri
- Soldierbream
Argyrops filamentosus
- Australian Seabream
Acanthopagrus australis
- Black Bream
Acanthopagrus butcheri
- Grey Bream
Acanthopagrus latus
- Blackhead Seabream
Acanthopagrus schlegelii
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).
- 2,239 open-data records from 1775 to 2022.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.