Sergeant Baker

About this species

Latropiscis purpurissatus, the sergeant baker, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Aulopidae, the flagfins. It is the only species in the monospecific genus Latropiscis. This species is endemic to the temperate coasts of Australia.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 156 records
February: 128 records
March: 136 records
April: 173 records
May: 150 records
June: 177 records
July: 154 records
August: 143 records
September: 159 records
October: 183 records
November: 162 records
December: 172 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 48–147 m · Deepest record: 210 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 14 records
40–50 m: 6 records
50–60 m: 20 records
60–70 m: 28 records
70–80 m: 29 records
80–90 m: 15 records
90–100 m: 14 records
100–110 m: 12 records
110+ m: 111 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–27 °C

14–16 °C: 7 records
16–18 °C: 4 records
18–20 °C: 39 records
20–22 °C: 90 records
22–24 °C: 13 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Elias Freyhof, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Sergeant Baker

Names in 2 more languages

German: Sergeant-Baker-Flaggenflosser
Simplified Chinese: 寇女鱼

Other scientific names: Aulopus milesi, Aulopus milesii, Aulopus purpurissatus, Hime purpurissata, Hime purpurissatus, Latropiscus purpurissatus

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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).
874 open-data records from 1910 to 2008.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.