Beardie

Lotella phycis

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth4–145 m
Water temperature13–24 °C
Best monthsMay and December
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 9 records
March: 5 records
April: 3 records
May: 33 records
June: 0 records
July: 1 records
August: 1 records
September: 4 records
October: 1 records
November: 8 records
December: 30 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 4–145 m · Deepest record: 164 m

0–10 m: 10 records
10–20 m: 10 records
20–30 m: 7 records
30–40 m: 4 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 4 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–24 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 9 records
20–22 °C: 64 records
22–24 °C: 26 records

Names and classification

English: Beardie, Slender Beardie, Slender Beardy

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Isoainame, イソアイナメ
Simplified Chinese: 深海鱈, 藻磯鬚稚鱈, 褐潯鱈, 褐磯鱈, 鱈魚

Other scientific names: Lota phycis, Lotella schuetta, Lotella schuettei, Physiculus phycis

Similar species

Beardie
Lotella rhacina
Blackcod
Antimora rostrata
Dainty mora
Halargyreus johnsonii
Common mora
Mora moro
ahuru
Auchenoceros punctatus
Long-finned Cod
Lepidion microcephalus

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).
137 open-data records from 1900 to 2022.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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