Belalang

Lepidotrigla japonica

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth32–81 m
Water temperature21–28 °C
Best monthsAugust, September, and October
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 18 records
February: 28 records
March: 2 records
April: 23 records
May: 0 records
June: 26 records
July: 0 records
August: 122 records
September: 151 records
October: 153 records
November: 25 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 32–81 m · Deepest record: 180 m

20–30 m: 41 records
30–40 m: 107 records
40–50 m: 113 records
50–60 m: 91 records
60–70 m: 79 records
70–80 m: 40 records
80–90 m: 30 records
90–100 m: 7 records
100–110 m: 4 records
110–120 m: 3 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130+ m: 13 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–28 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 543 records

Names and classification

English: Belalang, Longwing searobin

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Togekanagashira, トゲカナガシラ

Other scientific names: Prionotus japonicus

Similar species

Scaly gurnard
Lepidotrigla brachyoptera
Australian spiny gurnard
Lepidotrigla papilio
Bight Gurnard
Lepidotrigla vanessa
Lepidotrigla alata
Eye Gurnard
Lepidotrigla argus
Cocky Gurnard
Lepidotrigla modesta

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).
644 open-data records from 1980 to 2001.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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