Greeneye
Chlorophthalmus acutifrons
- Usual depth204–403 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 14 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 13 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 204–403 m · Deepest record: 524 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Greeneye, Humpback Greeneye
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Tomomehikari, トモメヒカリ
- Simplified Chinese
- 奇士魚, 尖額青眼魚, 隆背青眼魚
Other scientific names: Chlorophthalmus actifrons
Similar species
Big-eyed greeneyeChlorophthalmus albatrossis
Blackedge GreeneyeChlorophthalmus nigromarginatus
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).
- 165 open-data records from 1909 to 2014.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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