North Pacific crestfish
Lophotus capellei
- Usual depth110–150 m
- Water temperature11–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and November
- How commonRare
About this species
The North Pacific crestfish or unicornfish is a crestfish of the genus Lophotus, found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, in a depth of 0–100 m. Its length is up to 2 m.
Text from the Wikipedia article “North Pacific crestfish”, 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: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 110–150 m · Deepest record: 150 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 11–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- North Pacific crestfish, North Pacific unicornfish, Schlegel's lophotid fish, Unicornfish, crestfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Akanamada, アカナマダ
- Simplified Chinese
- 冠帶魚, 凹鰭冠帶魚
Other scientific names: Lophotes capellei
Similar species
- Crested Bandfish
Lophotus guentheri
- Crested oarfish
Lophotus lacepede
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).
- 24 open-data records from 1977 to 2008.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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