Squirrel Seabass
Malakichthys wakiyae
- Usual depth301–765 m
- Water temperature20–27 °C
- Best monthsJuly and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Malakichthys wakiyae is a species of deep-water ray-finned fish native to the Western Pacific, from Taiwan to the southern Sea of Japan and New Ireland.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Malakichthys wakiyae”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 301–765 m · Deepest record: 765 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Squirrel Seabass
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Wakiyahata, ワキヤハタ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大面側仔, 脅谷軟魚
Similar species
Grey SeabassMalakichthys griseus
- Metalic Seabass
Malakichthys barbatus
- Splendid Seabass
Malakichthys elegans
- Smooth Seabass
Malakichthys levis
- Mochizuki's Seabass
Malakichthys mochizuki
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).
- 74 open-data records from 1966 to 2014.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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