Sharphead Perch
Lepidoperca magna
- Usual depth257–343 m
- Water temperature19–25 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, April, and December
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 15 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 18 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 257–343 m · Deepest record: 710 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–25 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sharphead Perch, Sharphead Seaperch
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- アカネオキハナダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 魔麗鮨
Similar species
- Orange perch
Lepidoperca aurantia
- Eastern Orange Perch
Lepidoperca pulchella
- Fangtooth Perch
Lepidoperca brochata
- Greycheek Basslet
Lepidoperca caesiopercula
- Western Orange Perch
Lepidoperca filamenta
- 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).
- 73 open-data records from 1972 to 2012.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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