Fourspine Leatherjacket

Eubalichthys quadrispinis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth141–244 m
Water temperature17–23 °C
Best monthsFebruary and November
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 1 records
February: 6 records
March: 5 records
April: 4 records
May: 1 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 0 records
November: 10 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 141–244 m · Deepest record: 277.5 m

30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140+ m: 24 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 17–23 °C

16–18 °C: 5 records
18–20 °C: 18 records
20–22 °C: 7 records
22–24 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Fourspine Leatherjacket

Other scientific names: Eubalichthys quadrispinus

Similar species

Black Reef Leatherjacket
Eubalichthys bucephalus
Deep-bodied Leatherjacket
Eubalichthys mosaicus
Blue-tailed Leatherjacket
Eubalichthys cyanoura
Black Leatherjacket
Eubalichthys gunnii
Blue-finned Leatherjacket
Eubalichthys caeruleoguttatus
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).
32 open-data records from 1970 to 2006.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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