Englishman seabream
Chrysoblephus anglicus
- Usual depth12–40 m
- Water temperature23–25 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and July
- How commonCommon
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About this species
Chrysoblephus anglicus, the Englishman seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This fish is endemic to Southern Africa.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2,451 records
- February: 2,195 records
- March: 2,641 records
- April: 2,815 records
- May: 3,374 records
- June: 3,161 records
- July: 2,961 records
- August: 2,307 records
- September: 2,076 records
- October: 1,785 records
- November: 2,085 records
- December: 2,151 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 12–40 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–25 °C
Photos
(c) Peter Southwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Englishman seabream, Englishman
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Sargo del Natal, Sargo de Natal
- French
- Spare du Natal
- Simplified Chinese
- 紅帶麗眼鯛, 英吉金鯛
Other scientific names: Chrysophrys anglicus
Similar species
DageraadChrysoblephus cristiceps
Miss LucyChrysoblephus gibbiceps
Roman seabreamChrysoblephus laticeps
Slinger seabreamChrysoblephus puniceus
- False Englishman
Chrysoblephus lophus
Australian SeabreamAcanthopagrus australis
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).
- 29,992 open-data records from 1946 to 2015.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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