Ocellated podge
Grammistops ocellatus
- Usual depth6–30 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsApril, June, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
The ocellate soapfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish with a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It is the only species in the genus Grammistops. It is also known as the ocellated soapfish, ocellated podge, or false-eyed soapfish. The specific name ocellatus refers to the ocellate (eye-like) spot on the operculum.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ocellate soapfish”, 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: 3 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–30 m · Deepest record: 46 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ocellated podge, Ocellated soapfish, Ocellate soapfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Janomenunosarashi, ジャノメヌノサラシ
Other scientific names: Grammistops ocellata, Tulelepis canis
Similar species
Goldenstriped soapfishGrammistes sexlineatus
- Bold-spot soapfish
Pseudogramma polyacanthus
Bearded SoapfishPogonoperca punctata
- blotched podge
Aporops bilinearis
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).
- 149 open-data records from 1950 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 30, 2026.
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