Inimicus cuvieri
- Usual depth18–41 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, October, and December
- How commonRare
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: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 18–41 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Inimicus cuvier, Pelors cuvieri
Similar species
- Bearded Ghoul
Inimicus didactylus
- Spotted ghoul
Inimicus sinensis
- Stonefish
Synanceia verrucosa
- Painted Stinger
Minous pictus
- Whitetail Goblinfish
Minous quincarinatus
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 1940 to 2019.
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