Prickleback
Dictyosoma rubrimaculatum
- Usual depth1–6 m
- Water temperature17–25 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–6 m · Deepest record: 6 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–25 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Prickleback, Red-bellied Ginkgo
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Benitsukegimpo, ベニツケギンポ
Other scientific names: Dictyosoma rubrimaculata
Similar species
Six-lined pricklebackErnogrammus hexagrammus
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).
- 71 open-data records from 1958 to 2020.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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