Black-banded Seaperch
Hypoplectrodes annulatus
- Usual depth6–40 m
- Water temperature16–24 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Kai Squires, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 8 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–40 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 16–24 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black-banded Seaperch, Blackbanded Sea Perch, Red-banded Sea-perch, Red-banded Sea Perch, Yellow-banded Sea-perch, Yellow-banded Seaperch
Names in 2 more languages
- Spanish
- Pargo de rayas negras
- Simplified Chinese
- 環帶織鮨
Other scientific names: Ellerkeldia annulata, Plectropoma annulatum
Similar species
Australian Half-banded SeaperchHypoplectrodes maccullochi
Banded SeaperchHypoplectrodes nigroruber
Redbanded PerchHypoplectrodes huntii
Jameson's Sea-perchHypoplectrodes jamesoni
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).
- 77 open-data records from 1973 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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