Deep-bodied Leatherjacket

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 155 records
February: 169 records
March: 188 records
April: 131 records
May: 118 records
June: 84 records
July: 57 records
August: 72 records
September: 60 records
October: 67 records
November: 142 records
December: 147 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 18–118 m · Deepest record: 155 m

0–10 m: 8 records
10–20 m: 21 records
20–30 m: 16 records
30–40 m: 21 records
40–50 m: 18 records
50–60 m: 37 records
60–70 m: 26 records
70–80 m: 14 records
80–90 m: 16 records
90–100 m: 17 records
100–110 m: 16 records
110+ m: 28 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–26 °C

14–16 °C: 17 records
16–18 °C: 30 records
18–20 °C: 64 records
20–22 °C: 49 records
22–24 °C: 16 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) David Thompson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Deep-bodied Leatherjacket, Deep Bodied Leatherjacket, Dinnerplate Leatherjacket, Mosaic Leatherjacket, Oval Leatherjacket

Names in 2 more languages

German: Mosaiklederjacke
Simplified Chinese: 高体锯棘单棘鲀

Other scientific names: Monacanthus mosaicus, Weerutta ovalis

Similar species

Black Reef Leatherjacket
Eubalichthys bucephalus
Blue-tailed Leatherjacket
Eubalichthys cyanoura
Black Leatherjacket
Eubalichthys gunnii
Blue-finned Leatherjacket
Eubalichthys caeruleoguttatus
Fourspine Leatherjacket
Eubalichthys quadrispinis
Leatherjacket
Aluterus monoceros

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).
696 open-data records from 1887 to 2014.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.