Blacknape Large-eye Bream
Gymnocranius satoi
- Usual depth46–81 m
- Water temperature27–27 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 7 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 46–81 m · Deepest record: 81 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blacknape Large-eye Bream, Eyebrow Large-eye Bream, Sato’s Large-eye Bream
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Tamameichi, タマメイチ
Similar species
Blue-lined large-eye breamGymnocranius grandoculis
Grey large-eye breamGymnocranius griseus
- Bastard Bream
Gymnocranius audleyi
- Forktail large-eye bream
Gymnocranius elongatus
- Iodine Bream
Gymnocranius euanus
- blue-spotted large-eye bream
Gymnocranius microdon
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 47 open-data records from 1995 to 1997.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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