Glaucosoma magnificum

Fish

Usual depth44–99 m
Water temperature25–29 °C
Best monthsJuly, August, and October
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 64 records
February: 15 records
March: 52 records
April: 64 records
May: 78 records
June: 105 records
July: 234 records
August: 214 records
September: 164 records
October: 239 records
November: 130 records
December: 179 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 44–99 m · Deepest record: 890 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 47 records
30–40 m: 51 records
40–50 m: 92 records
50–60 m: 115 records
60–70 m: 181 records
70–80 m: 392 records
80–90 m: 247 records
90–100 m: 180 records
100–110 m: 106 records
110+ m: 39 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C

24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 740 records
28–30 °C: 21 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Reganichthys magnificus

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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.
1,522 open-data records from 1963 to 2017.

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