Arripis truttacea
- Usual depth0–1 m
- Water temperature14–21 °C
- Best monthsOctober, November, and December
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Arripis truttacea, the Western Australian salmon, is a species of marine ray-finned fish within the genus Arripis, the only genus within the family Arripidae. It is endemic to the seas off southern Australia.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–1 m · Deepest record: 1 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–21 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Arripis esper, Arripis truttaceous, Arripis truttaceus, Centropristes truttaceus, Centropristis truttaceus, Lepidomegas muelleri, Lepidomegas mülleri, Lepidomegus muelleri, Sciaena truttaceus
Similar species
- Australian Salmon
Arripis trutta
- South Australian roughy
Arripis georgiana
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).
- 360 open-data records from 1878 to 2014.
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