Slinger seabream
Chrysoblephus puniceus
- Usual depth26–50 m
- Water temperature17–25 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonCommon
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Chrysoblephus puniceus, the slinger seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the southwestern Indian Ocean where it 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: 2,459 records
- February: 2,459 records
- March: 2,736 records
- April: 2,961 records
- May: 3,313 records
- June: 2,969 records
- July: 2,690 records
- August: 2,252 records
- September: 1,954 records
- October: 1,776 records
- November: 2,056 records
- December: 2,381 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 26–50 m · Deepest record: 50 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–25 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Chris Taklis, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Tom Heijnen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Slinger seabream, Slinger, slinger seabream
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Sargo Elegante
- French
- Spare élégante
Other scientific names: Chrysophrys puniceus
Similar species
Englishman seabreamChrysoblephus anglicus
DageraadChrysoblephus cristiceps
Miss LucyChrysoblephus gibbiceps
Roman seabreamChrysoblephus laticeps
- 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).
- 29,986 open-data records from 1917 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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