Indian Seabream
Crenidens indicus
- Water temperature27–28 °C
- Best monthsJuly and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Crenidens indicus. Day's karanteen bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This species is found in the Indian Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Crenidens indicus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Indian Seabream, Karanteen seabream
Similar species
Karenteen seabreamCrenidens crenidens
Australian SeabreamAcanthopagrus australis
Santer seabreamCheimerius nufar
Englishman seabreamChrysoblephus anglicus
DageraadChrysoblephus cristiceps
Miss LucyChrysoblephus gibbiceps
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).
- 3 open-data records from 1775 to 1873.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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