Blue-lined large-eye bream
Gymnocranius grandoculis
- Usual depth30–97 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember and October
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Gymnocranius grandoculis, the blue-lined large-eye bream, iodine bream, Maori sea bream or Robinson's sea bream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This fish 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: 10 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 19 records
- April: 15 records
- May: 41 records
- June: 55 records
- July: 63 records
- August: 53 records
- September: 110 records
- October: 112 records
- November: 49 records
- December: 44 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 30–97 m · Deepest record: 3,162 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-lined large-eye bream, Bluelined Emperor, Blue-lined large-eye bream, blue-lined large-eye bream, Robinson's sea bream, Robinson's Seabream
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Bec de cane à gros yeux, Bossu blanc grosse race, Capitaine pissa, Capitaine Tatoué, Empereur Tatoué, Empereur tatoué, Capitaine tatoué
- Japanese
- Sazanamidai, サザナミダイ, タマメイチ
Other scientific names: Cantharus grandoculis, Dentex lethrinoides, Dentex rivulatus, Dentex robinsoni, Gymnocranium grandoculis, Gymnocranius grandocculis, Gymnocranius grandoculus, Gymnocranius lethrinoides, Gymnocranius olivaceus, Gymnocranius rivulatus, Gymnocranius robinsoni, Gymnocranius ruppellii, Paradentex marshalli, Pentapus curtus, Pentapus dux
Similar species
- Forktail large-eye bream
Gymnocranius elongatus
- Grey large-eye bream
Gymnocranius griseus
- Longspine emperor
Lethrinus genivittatus
- Pink ear emperor
Lethrinus lentjan
- Trumpet emperor
Lethrinus miniatus
- Spangled emperor
Lethrinus nebulosus
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).
- 866 open-data records from 1931 to 2023.
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