Western Orange Perch
Lepidoperca filamenta
- Usual depth196–253 m
- Water temperature17–23 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
Loading the map
Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 196–253 m · Deepest record: 332.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–23 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Western Orange Perch
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 長絲麗鮨
Similar species
- Orange perch
Lepidoperca aurantia
- Eastern Orange Perch
Lepidoperca pulchella
- Fangtooth Perch
Lepidoperca brochata
- Greycheek Basslet
Lepidoperca caesiopercula
- Sharphead Perch
Lepidoperca magna
- Slender Orange Perch
Lepidoperca occidentalis
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).
- 62 open-data records from 1978 to 2015.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
Log what you see on your next dive
The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.