Gnathophis umbrellabius

Fish

Usual depth69–174 m
Water temperature14–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, May, and November
How commonRare

About this species

Gnathophis umbrellabius, also known as umbrella fish, is a type of conger fish of the family Congridae, found on soft bottoms of the continental shelf of the southwest Pacific Ocean. Length is up to 45 cm (18 in).

Text from the Wikipedia article “Gnathophis umbrellabius”, 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: 2 records
February: 27 records
March: 54 records
April: 33 records
May: 39 records
June: 29 records
July: 26 records
August: 25 records
September: 15 records
October: 17 records
November: 40 records
December: 25 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 69–174 m · Deepest record: 1,139 m

0–10 m: 1 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 22 records
70–80 m: 34 records
80–90 m: 13 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 5 records
110+ m: 203 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 6 records
16–18 °C: 14 records
18–20 °C: 150 records
20–22 °C: 167 records
22–24 °C: 3 records
24–26 °C: 4 records
26–28 °C: 6 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Fimbriceps umbrellabia, Gnathophis incognitus, Gnathophis umbrellabia

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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.
356 open-data records from 1936 to 2015.

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