Golden Corvina
Chrysochir aurea
- Usual depth11–61 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Ong Jyh Seng, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 28 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–61 m · Deepest record: 62 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Photos
(c) Ong Jyh Seng, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Golden Corvina, Reeve's Croaker, Yellowfin Corvina, Yellowfin Croaker
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Corvina Dorada
Other scientific names: Chrysochir aureus, Johnius birtwistlei, Johnius ophiceps, Otolithus aureus, Pseudusciaena birtwistlei, Sciaena incerta, Sciaena ophiceps
Similar species
Japanese meagreArgyrosomus japonicus
- Squaretail kob
Argyrosomus thorpei
- Geelbeck croaker
Atractoscion aequidens
MeagreArgyrosomus regius
CroakerJohnius borneensis
CroakerJohnius dussumieri
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).
- 92 open-data records from 1960 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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