Jameson's Sea-perch
Hypoplectrodes jamesoni
- Usual depth13–22 m
- Water temperature20–24 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and December
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Lek Khauv, 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: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 8 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 13–22 m · Deepest record: 22 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–24 °C
Photos
(c) James H, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Lek Khauv, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Jameson's Sea-perch, Jameson's Seaperch
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 詹氏織鮨
Other scientific names: Ellerkeldia jamesoni
Similar species
Australian Half-banded SeaperchHypoplectrodes maccullochi
Banded SeaperchHypoplectrodes nigroruber
Black-banded SeaperchHypoplectrodes annulatus
Redbanded PerchHypoplectrodes huntii
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).
- 70 open-data records from 1974 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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