Threadfin Porgy
Evynnis cardinalis
- Usual depth22 m
- Water temperature15–26 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Evynnis cardinalis, the threadfin porgy or cardinal seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Sparidae, which includes the seabreams and porgies. This fish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Eastern Asia. It is an important food fish but is classified by the IUCN as Endangered.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 22 m · Deepest record: 22 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Threadfin Porgy
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Hirekodai, ヒレコダイ
- Korean
- 녹줄돔
- Simplified Chinese
- 二長棘犁齒鯛, 盤仔, 盤仔(齊頭盤), 紅鋤齒鯛, 血鯛, 魬鯛
Other scientific names: Sparus cardinalis
Similar species
Deepsea SnapperEvynnis tumifrons
Australian SeabreamAcanthopagrus australis
Santer seabreamCheimerius nufar
Englishman seabreamChrysoblephus anglicus
DageraadChrysoblephus cristiceps
Miss LucyChrysoblephus gibbiceps
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).
- 216 open-data records from 1900 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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