Common Trumpeter

Latris lineata

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth18–204 m
Water temperature11–18 °C
Best monthsMay and August
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

Latris lineata, the striped trumpeter, common trumpeter, copper moki, Hobart-town trumpeter, kokikohi, real trumpeter, Tasmanian striped trumpeter or Tasmanian trumpeter, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Latridae, the trumpeters. It is native to rocky reefs in the temperate oceans of the southern hemisphere.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Latris lineata”, 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: 7 records
February: 7 records
March: 20 records
April: 22 records
May: 49 records
June: 4 records
July: 6 records
August: 72 records
September: 0 records
October: 2 records
November: 5 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 18–204 m · Deepest record: 431.5 m

0–10 m: 16 records
10–20 m: 18 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 7 records
50–60 m: 5 records
60–70 m: 24 records
70–80 m: 11 records
80–90 m: 21 records
90–100 m: 26 records
100–110 m: 36 records
110+ m: 139 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–18 °C

10–12 °C: 11 records
12–14 °C: 93 records
14–16 °C: 48 records
16–18 °C: 24 records

Photos

(c) Flavien Saboureau, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Common Trumpeter, Copper Moki, Hobart-town Trumpeter, Kokikohi, Realie, Real Trumpeter, Striped trumpeter, Stripey Trumpeter, Stripy, Tasmanian Striped Trumpeter, Tasmanian Trumpeter, Trumpeter

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: フエフキタカノハダイ

Other scientific names: Cichla lineata, Latris hecateia, Latris mortoni, Sciaena lineata

Similar species

Deep Sea Perch
Nemadactylus macropterus
Banded Morwong
Chirodactylus spectabilis
Black Butterfish
Dactylophora nigricans
Crested Morwong
Goniistius vestitus
bastard trumpeter
Latridopsis ciliaris
Bastard Trumpeter
Latridopsis forsteri

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).
382 open-data records from 1907 to 2023.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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