Glaucosoma hebraicum

About this species

Glaucosoma hebraicum, also commonly known as the West Australian dhufish, Westralian jewfish, West Australian pearl perch, Dhuie, Jewie, and Dhufish amongst the locals, is a species of fish in the family Glaucosomatidae, 'the Pearl Perches'. First recorded in 1845 by a scientist known as Richardson, in Western Australia this species also has synonyms including Glaucosoma burger and Glaucosoma lineata. Endearingly also referred to as the "Jewel of the Crown", it is known for its delicious taste and great size. Glaucosoma hebraicum is popular among recreational and angler fishers, a victim to aggregate fishing most especially during spawning season, as well as being a great model for fish hatchery research.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 46 records
February: 35 records
March: 23 records
April: 28 records
May: 4 records
June: 5 records
July: 11 records
August: 13 records
September: 4 records
October: 7 records
November: 14 records
December: 35 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 27–114 m · Deepest record: 114 m

20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 1 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

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–28 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 13 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 6 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Belinda Forbes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: アオバダイ

Other scientific names: Breviperca lineata

Similar species

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.
53 open-data records from 1954 to 2006.