Goldenstriped soapfish
Grammistes sexlineatus
- Usual depth0–15 m
- Water temperature19–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The goldenstriped soapfish, also known as the lined soapfish, golden-striped bass, radio fish, sixline soapfish, six-lined perch or white-lined rock cod, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 23 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 24 records
- April: 56 records
- May: 82 records
- June: 56 records
- July: 41 records
- August: 41 records
- September: 59 records
- October: 46 records
- November: 40 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–15 m · Deepest record: 250 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Goldenstriped soapfish, Black and white striped soapfish, Golden-striped bass, goldenstriped soapfish, Goldstriped Soapfish, Grouper, Lined soapfish, Radio fish, Six-lined perch, Six-lined Soapfish, Sixline soapfish, Sixline Soapfish, Golden-striped soapfish, Goldenstriped soapfish, Sixstriped Soapfish, Sixstripe soapfish, Skunkfish, Soapfish, White-lined rock cod, Yellowstriped soapfish
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Sechsstreifen-Seifenbarsch
- Spanish
- pez jabón de seis líneas
- French
- Feuille de canne à sucre, Feuille de canne à sucre, Loche gingembre, Loche gingembre, Mérou à rayures d'or, Poisson-savon à six lignes, Poisson savon bagnard, Poisson-savon bagnard, Savon à raies d'or, Savonnette, Savon raies d'or, Savonnette, Savon rayé d'or, Savon rayé d'or, Savon à raies d'or, Vieille plate canal
- Japanese
- Nunosarashi, ヌノサラシ
- Thai
- ปลากะรังหกเส้น
- Simplified Chinese
- 六带线纹鱼, 六帶線紋魚, 六線黑鱸, 包公
Other scientific names: Grammistes orientalis, Perca sexlineata, Sciaena vittata, Scianea vittata
Similar species
- Bold-spot soapfish
Pseudogramma polyacanthus
- blotched podge
Aporops bilinearis
- Ocellated podge
Grammistops ocellatus
- Bearded Soapfish
Pogonoperca punctata
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).
- 1,130 open-data records from 1792 to 2023.
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