Glorious Groppo

Callanthias australis

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth32–278 m
Water temperature14–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, March, and December
How commonOccasional

About this species

Callanthias australis, the magnificent sea perch, splendid perch, glorious groppo or Northern splendid perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callanthiidae. This species is found in the southeastern Indian Ocean and the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 7 records
February: 22 records
March: 24 records
April: 18 records
May: 18 records
June: 11 records
July: 16 records
August: 19 records
September: 9 records
October: 7 records
November: 15 records
December: 27 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 32–278 m · Deepest record: 330 m

10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 7 records
30–40 m: 4 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120+ m: 82 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C

14–16 °C: 3 records
16–18 °C: 10 records
18–20 °C: 14 records
20–22 °C: 18 records
22–24 °C: 6 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Glorious Groppo, Magnificent splendid perch, Splendid Perch, Splendid Sea Perch

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: Perca rey austral
French: Barbier royal de Nouvelle-Zélande
Simplified Chinese: 澳洲麗花鰭

Similar species

Crosnier's groppo
Grammatonotus crosnieri

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).
273 open-data records from 1898 to 2017.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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