Cape Moreton Bream
Dentex spariformis
- Usual depth75–199 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 12 records
- February: 23 records
- March: 35 records
- April: 38 records
- May: 33 records
- June: 26 records
- July: 31 records
- August: 37 records
- September: 166 records
- October: 70 records
- November: 44 records
- December: 15 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 75–199 m · Deepest record: 322.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Cape Moreton Bream, Cape Moreton Sea Bream, Deepsea Snapper, Saffronfin Sea Bream, Yellowback Bream, Yellowback Seabream
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 鯛形牙鯛
Other scientific names: Allotaius spariformis
Similar species
- Yellow Snout Seabream
Dentex carpenteri
Australian SeabreamAcanthopagrus australis
Santer seabreamCheimerius nufar
Englishman seabreamChrysoblephus anglicus
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).
- 603 open-data records from 1953 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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