Indian ariomma

Ariomma indica

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth58–181 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsAugust, October, and November
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) Hamid Badar Osmany, 일부 권리 보유 (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Ariomma is a genus of deepwater, marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Ariommatidae. Members of this genus are found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Several members of this genus are of commercial importance as food fish. This genus is currently the only known extant genus in its family.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Ariomma”, 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: 12 records
February: 11 records
March: 11 records
April: 10 records
May: 13 records
June: 15 records
July: 3 records
August: 38 records
September: 19 records
October: 61 records
November: 49 records
December: 18 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 58–181 m · Deepest record: 1,747.5 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 7 records
50–60 m: 8 records
60–70 m: 7 records
70–80 m: 14 records
80–90 m: 7 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 11 records
110+ m: 144 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

18–20 °C: 15 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 15 records
24–26 °C: 13 records
26–28 °C: 194 records
28–30 °C: 47 records

Names and classification

English: Indian ariomma, Indian driftfish

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Maruibodai, マルイボダイ

Other scientific names: Arioma indica, Ariomma dollfusi, Ariomma indicum, Ariomma indicus, Cubiceps dollfusi, Cubiceps indicus, Psenes africanus, Psenes extraneus, Psenes indica, Psenes indicus

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).
398 open-data records from 1871 to 2025.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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