Compsanthias hawaiiensis

Fish

Usual depth50–143 m
Water temperature24–26 °C
Best monthsAugust
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: 11 records
February: 0 records
March: 11 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 1 records
July: 1 records
August: 30 records
September: 12 records
October: 7 records
November: 11 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 50–143 m · Deepest record: 199 m

20–30 m: 4 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 5 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 3 records
80–90 m: 7 records
90–100 m: 13 records
100–110 m: 13 records
110–120 m: 12 records
120–130 m: 6 records
130+ m: 14 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 24–26 °C

22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 79 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Pseudanthias hawaiiensis

Similar species

Compsanthias ventralis
Butterfly Perch
Caesioperca lepidoptera
Barber Perch
Caesioperca rasor
Longfin anthias
Caprodon longimanus
Black-arse
Epinephelides armatus
Amethyst Anthias
Mirolabrichthys pascalus

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.
81 open-data records from 1970 to 2013.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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