Bonnetmouth
Emmelichthys struhsakeri
- Usual depth162–440 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, August, and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 12 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 162–440 m · Deepest record: 715 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bonnetmouth, Golden redbait, Rover
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Rosokuchibiki, ロウソクチビキ
- Simplified Chinese
- 史氏𩷓, 史氏諧魚, 紅肉欉仔, 紅鰱魚
Similar species
- bonnetmouth
Emmelichthys nitidus
Japanese rubyfishErythrocles schlegelii
- Golden kali kali
Erythrocles scintillans
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).
- 176 open-data records from 1967 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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