Armed basslet

Howella zina

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth97–664 m
Water temperature12–25 °C
Best monthsApril
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 12 records
May: 4 records
June: 2 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 1 records
October: 0 records
November: 1 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 97–664 m · Deepest record: 808 m

70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170–180 m: 0 records
180+ m: 15 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–25 °C

10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 4 records
16–18 °C: 11 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 0 records
24–26 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Armed basslet

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: togekushi sumikui-uo, Togekushisumikuiuo, トゲクシスミクイウオ
Simplified Chinese: 腭齒尖棘鯛, 黑大面側仔

Similar species

Pelagic basslet
Howella brodiei
Sherborn's pelagic basslet
Howella sherborni
Flatbrow basslet
Bathysphyraenops simplex

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).
75 open-data records from 1987 to 2009.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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