gold perch
Nemipterus hexodon
- Usual depth18–79 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsJune, August, and October
- How commonCommon
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 82 records
- February: 26 records
- March: 13 records
- April: 21 records
- May: 17 records
- June: 122 records
- July: 69 records
- August: 98 records
- September: 80 records
- October: 116 records
- November: 67 records
- December: 51 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 18–79 m · Deepest record: 113 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- gold perch, Ocellated Butterfly-bream, ornate threadfin bream, Ornate Threadfin-bream, rainbow perch, Red-spot Threadfin-bream, Threadfin Bream, yellowbanded butterfly bream, Yellow-banded Butterfly bream, Yellow-banded Butterfly-bream
Names in 3 more languages
- Filipino
- Bisugo
- Thai
- ปลาทรายแดงโม่ง
- Simplified Chinese
- 六齒金線魚, 虹色金線魚, 金線鰱
Other scientific names: Dentex hexodon, Dentex notatus, Dentex ruber, Dentex taeniopterus, Nemipterus hexadon, Synagris hexodon, Synagris taeniopterus
Similar species
- Fork-tailed threadfin bream
Nemipterus furcosus
- Notchedfin threadfin bream
Nemipterus peronii
- bottom threadfin-bream
Nemipterus bathybius
- yellowtipped threadfin bream
Nemipterus nematopus
- Golden threadfin bream
Nemipterus virgatus
- Balinese threadfin bream
Nemipterus balinensis
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).
- 920 open-data records from 1824 to 2019.
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