Big Head Croaker

Collichthys lucidus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth4–20 m
Water temperature13–28 °C
Best monthsFebruary, August, and September
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 3 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 1 records
August: 3 records
September: 2 records
October: 1 records
November: 1 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 4–20 m · Deepest record: 20.1 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–28 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 7 records
24–26 °C: 15 records
26–28 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

English: Big Head Croaker

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Kandari, カンダリ

Other scientific names: Collichthys fragilis, Collichthys lucida, Sciaena lucida

Similar species

Japanese meagre
Argyrosomus japonicus
Squaretail kob
Argyrosomus thorpei
Geelbeck croaker
Atractoscion aequidens
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Croaker
Johnius borneensis
Croaker
Johnius 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).
113 open-data records from 1931 to 1993.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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