Chun's Telescopefish
Gigantura chuni
- Usual depth541–1,140 m
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsApril and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Emőke Dénes, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 541–1,140 m · Deepest record: 1,300 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Chun's Telescopefish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- ボウエンギョ
- Simplified Chinese
- 巨尾魚
Other scientific names: Gigantura vorax
Similar species
- Telescopefish
Gigantura indica
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).
- 159 open-data records from 1958 to 2016.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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