Striped large-eye bream
Gnathodentex aureolineatus
- Usual depth5–22 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and May
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Gnathodentex is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors or emperor breams. It is a monotypic genus, containing a single species, the goldspot seabream, also known as the striped large-eye bream. This taxon has a wide distribution in Indo-West Pacific region.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 22 records
- February: 225 records
- March: 280 records
- April: 370 records
- May: 407 records
- June: 110 records
- July: 209 records
- August: 102 records
- September: 127 records
- October: 78 records
- November: 21 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–22 m · Deepest record: 150 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Striped large-eye bream, glowfish, Glowspot Sea-bream, Goldlined Emperor, Striped large-eye bream, gold-lined large-eyed bream, gold-lined sea bream, Gold-spot Bream, Gold-spot Emperor, Goldspot Emperor, Goldspot Seabream, striped large-eye bream, Yellowspot Emperor
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Leuchtfleck-Straßenkehrer
- Spanish
- Emperador Estriado
- French
- Capitaine strié, Capitaine strié, Empereur strié, Carandine, Empereur Strié, Perche à lignes d'or, Perche d'or
- Japanese
- Nokogiridai, ノコギリダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 金带齿颌鲷, 金帶齒頜鯛, 黃點鯛
Other scientific names: Dentex lycogenis, Gnathodentex aurilineatus, Gnathodentex aurolinaetus, Gnathodentex aurolineatus, Gnathodentex oculomaculatus, Gnathodentex ocumaculatus, Sparus aureolineatus
Similar species
- Longspine emperor
Lethrinus genivittatus
- Pink ear emperor
Lethrinus lentjan
- Trumpet emperor
Lethrinus miniatus
- Spangled emperor
Lethrinus nebulosus
- Bigeye emperor
Monotaxis grandoculis
- Forktail large-eye bream
Gymnocranius elongatus
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).
- 3,479 open-data records from 1902 to 2023.
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