Parin's discfish
Diretmichthys parini
- Usual depth727–1,043 m
- Water temperature9–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and November
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) tunicatedreamz, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Parin's spinyfin, Parin's spinyfish, black discfish, black spinyfin, or spiny discfish is a spinyfin of the monotypic genus Diretmichthys. Adults are found in oceans at depths of between 500 m to 2100 m. Its length is up to 40 cm.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 13 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 33 records
- May: 12 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 13 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 20 records
- December: 17 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 727–1,043 m · Deepest record: 1,355 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 9–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Parin's discfish, Parin's spiny fin, Parin's spinyfin, Parin's spinyfish, Black Discfish, Black Spinyfin, greater diretmid, Spiny Discfish
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Malcarado de Parin, Pez disco negro
- French
- Dirette de Parin
- Japanese
- Nakamuragimme, Nakamuraginme, ナカムラギンメ
- Thai
- ปลาแป้นทะเลลึก
- Simplified Chinese
- 帕氏怖銀眼魚, 洞鰭鯛, 藍皮刀, 黑拟银眼鲷
Other scientific names: Diretmoides parini
Similar species
Silver spinyfinDiretmus argenteus
- Longwing Spinyfin
Diretmoides pauciradiatus
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).
- 567 open-data records from 1962 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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