False Englishman

Chrysoblephus lophus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth40–116 m
Water temperature23–28 °C
Best monthsMay, June, and July
How commonOccasional

About this species

Chrysoblephus lophus, the false red stumpnose or the false Englishman, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This species is endemic to the South African waters of the southwestern Indian Ocean.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 29 records
February: 26 records
March: 51 records
April: 51 records
May: 69 records
June: 79 records
July: 83 records
August: 47 records
September: 52 records
October: 44 records
November: 32 records
December: 66 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 40–116 m · Deepest record: 116 m

30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 5 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 23–28 °C

22–24 °C: 622 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: False Englishman, False Red Stumpnose

Names in 3 more languages

Spanish: Sargo ñato
French: Spare à Front Rayé
Simplified Chinese: 馬臉麗眼鯛

Other scientific names: Sparus lophus

Similar species

Englishman seabream
Chrysoblephus anglicus
Dageraad
Chrysoblephus cristiceps
Miss Lucy
Chrysoblephus gibbiceps
Roman seabream
Chrysoblephus laticeps
Slinger seabream
Chrysoblephus puniceus
Australian Seabream
Acanthopagrus 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).
627 open-data records from 1970 to 2009.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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