Golden kali kali
Erythrocles scintillans
- Usual depth227–340 m
- Water temperature22–28 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 227–340 m · Deepest record: 340 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Golden kali kali
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Hawaichibiki, ハワイチビキ
- Simplified Chinese
- 夏威夷紅諧魚, 火花紅諧魚, 紅肉欉仔, 紅鰱魚
Other scientific names: Erythrichthys scintillans
Similar species
Japanese rubyfishErythrocles schlegelii
- bonnetmouth
Emmelichthys nitidus
- Bonnetmouth
Emmelichthys struhsakeri
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).
- 17 open-data records from 1955 to 2009.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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