zebra

About this species

Diplodus hottentotus, the zebra, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This fish is found in the Western Indian Ocean off Southern Africa.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 221 records
February: 183 records
March: 246 records
April: 254 records
May: 302 records
June: 230 records
July: 189 records
August: 153 records
September: 165 records
October: 180 records
November: 136 records
December: 145 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–50 m · Deepest record: 50 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 4 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–25 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 509 records
18–20 °C: 18 records
20–22 °C: 24 records
22–24 °C: 250 records
24–26 °C: 3 records

Photos

(c) Wilhelm van Zyl, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Karen Eichholz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Karen Eichholz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: zebra, Zebra Seabream

Names in 1 more languages

Simplified Chinese: 黑帶重牙鯛

Other scientific names: Sargus hottentotus

Similar species

White seabream
Diplodus sargus
Blacktail
Diplodus capensis
Arabian pinfish
Diplodus noct
Australian Seabream
Acanthopagrus australis
Santer seabream
Cheimerius nufar
Englishman seabream
Chrysoblephus 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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
2,080 open-data records from 1905 to 2015.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.