Grey large-eye bream

Gymnocranius griseus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth45–96 m
Water temperature20–29 °C
Best monthsAugust and September
How commonOccasional

About this species

Gymnocranius griseus, the grey large-eye bream, barred large-eye bream, grey emperor, grey seabream and naked-head seabream, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lethrinidae, the emperors and emperor breams. This species is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 7 records
February: 4 records
March: 22 records
April: 13 records
May: 30 records
June: 25 records
July: 57 records
August: 100 records
September: 67 records
October: 29 records
November: 31 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 45–96 m · Deepest record: 167 m

0–10 m: 4 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 6 records
30–40 m: 12 records
40–50 m: 35 records
50–60 m: 43 records
60–70 m: 27 records
70–80 m: 51 records
80–90 m: 82 records
90–100 m: 66 records
100–110 m: 10 records
110+ m: 13 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 26 records
26–28 °C: 338 records
28–30 °C: 27 records

Names and classification

English: Grey large-eye bream, grey barenose, Grey Emperor, grey large-eye bream, Grey Seabream, naked-headed large-eyed bream, naked-headed sea bream

Names in 5 more languages

Spanish: Emperador Gris
French: Capitaine Gris, Empereur Gris
Japanese: Meichidai, メイチダイ
Korean: 까치돔
Simplified Chinese: 灰白鱲, 灰裸頂鯛, 灰裸顶鲷, 龍尖

Other scientific names: Dentex griseus, Gymnocranius griserus, Gymnocranius orbis, Lobotes microprion

Similar species

Forktail large-eye bream
Gymnocranius elongatus
Blue-lined large-eye bream
Gymnocranius grandoculis
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).
550 open-data records from 1900 to 2018.

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