Gadomus colletti

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth384–762 m
Water temperature16–23 °C
Best monthsMay and October
How commonRare

About this species

Gadomus colletti is a species of rattail. This deep-water fish is found in the waters around Japan, the Philippines, and northern Taiwan.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Gadomus colletti”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 1 records
March: 0 records
April: 1 records
May: 4 records
June: 0 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 4 records
November: 2 records
December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 384–762 m · Deepest record: 871.5 m

350–360 m: 1 records
360–370 m: 0 records
370–380 m: 0 records
380–390 m: 1 records
390–400 m: 0 records
400–410 m: 0 records
410–420 m: 1 records
420–430 m: 0 records
430–440 m: 1 records
440–450 m: 0 records
450–460 m: 0 records
460+ m: 10 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–23 °C

16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 9 records
22–24 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Katadara, カタダラ
Simplified Chinese: 柯氏鼠鱈, 鱈魚

Other scientific names: Bathygadus colletti

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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).
17 open-data records from 1978 to 2003.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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