Kelp Fish
Chironemus georgianus
- Usual depth0–20 m
- Water temperature15–23 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Lek Khauv, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 12 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–20 m · Deepest record: 20 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–23 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Kelp Fish, Large Kelp Fish, Little Kelp Fish, Southern Kelpfish, Tasselled Kelpfish, Western Kelpfish
Other scientific names: Threpterius chalceus
Similar species
Eastern KelpfishChironemus marmoratus
Silver SpotChironemus maculosus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 57 open-data records from 1826 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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