Beach Salmon
Leptobrama muelleri
- Usual depth1–5 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, June, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Leptobrama muelleri, also known as the spot-fin beachsalmon, is a species of coastal marine and brackish water ray-finned fish belonging to the order Carangiformes. It is found in tropical coastal waters of the Western Pacific off southern New Guinea, Queensland and Western Australia. The beachsalmon is a popular sport fish in Australia, where it is sometimes called "flat salmon", "silver salmon", "slender bream" or "skippy".
Text from the Wikipedia article “Spot-fin beachsalmon”, 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: 3 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 16 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–5 m · Deepest record: 5.4 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Beach Salmon, Flat Salmon, Moreton Bay Tailor, Salmon Trout, Silver Salmon, Slender Brama, Slender Bream, Spot-fin Beachsalmon, steelback, Steel-back
Other scientific names: Leptobrama mulleri
Similar species
- Long-fin Beachsalmon
Leptobrama pectoralis
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).
- 128 open-data records from 1949 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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