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Hilgendorf's rosefish

Helicolenus hilgendorfii

  • Fish
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth150–438 m
  • Water temperature9–27 °C
  • Best monthsOctober and December
  • How commonRare
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Photo credit: (c) Totti, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

About this species

Helicolenus hilgendorfii, Hilgendorf's saucord, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Helicolenus hilgendorfii”, 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: 1 records
  • February: 0 records
  • March: 0 records
  • April: 3 records
  • May: 5 records
  • June: 4 records
  • July: 7 records
  • August: 2 records
  • September: 3 records
  • October: 22 records
  • November: 9 records
  • December: 14 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 150–438 m · Deepest record: 680 m

  • 70–80 m: 2 records
  • 80–90 m: 0 records
  • 90–100 m: 0 records
  • 100–110 m: 0 records
  • 110–120 m: 3 records
  • 120–130 m: 1 records
  • 130–140 m: 0 records
  • 140–150 m: 0 records
  • 150–160 m: 8 records
  • 160–170 m: 0 records
  • 170–180 m: 1 records
  • 180+ m: 50 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–27 °C

  • 8–10 °C: 1 records
  • 10–12 °C: 0 records
  • 12–14 °C: 0 records
  • 14–16 °C: 6 records
  • 16–18 °C: 12 records
  • 18–20 °C: 6 records
  • 20–22 °C: 26 records
  • 22–24 °C: 9 records
  • 24–26 °C: 3 records
  • 26–28 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English
Hilgendorf's rosefish, Hilgendorf's saucord
Names in 1 more languages
Japanese
Yumekasago, ユメカサゴ

Other scientific names: Helicolenus hilgendorfi, Sebastes hilgendorfii

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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).
  • 142 open-data records from 1978 to 2017.
  • Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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