Grey Seabass

Malakichthys griseus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth189–565 m
Water temperature18–29 °C
Best monthsDecember
How commonRare

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About this species

Malakichthys griseus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Malakichthys griseus”, 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: 1 records
February: 0 records
March: 1 records
April: 0 records
May: 2 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 3 records
September: 3 records
October: 5 records
November: 3 records
December: 11 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 189–565 m · Deepest record: 1,017.5 m

40–50 m: 1 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: 1 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150+ m: 36 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C

18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 4 records
24–26 °C: 15 records
26–28 °C: 9 records
28–30 °C: 9 records

Names and classification

English: Grey Seabass

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Omehata, オオメハタ
Simplified Chinese: 大面側仔, 灰軟魚

Other scientific names: Satsuma macrops

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).
152 open-data records from 1900 to 2022.

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