Cobbler Perch

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 255 records
February: 286 records
March: 181 records
April: 154 records
May: 75 records
June: 53 records
July: 11 records
August: 73 records
September: 29 records
October: 97 records
November: 165 records
December: 165 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 4–48 m · Deepest record: 415 m

0–10 m: 455 records
10–20 m: 201 records
20–30 m: 169 records
30–40 m: 83 records
40–50 m: 101 records
50–60 m: 45 records
60–70 m: 21 records
70–80 m: 15 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 4 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 19 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–20 °C

12–14 °C: 243 records
14–16 °C: 101 records
16–18 °C: 32 records
18–20 °C: 24 records
20–22 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) Lek Khauv, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) ttsquid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lek Khauv, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bruce Deagle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Cobbler Perch, Common Gurnard Perch, Red-spotted Gurnard Perch, Ruddy Gurnard Perch, Smooth Gurnard Perch, Spotted Gurnard Perch

Other scientific names: Scorpaena ambigua

Similar species

Neosebastes pandus
Gulf Gurnard Perch
Neosebastes bougainvillii
blackspot gurnard perch
Neosebastes incisipinnis
Coral Perch
Neosebastes thetidis
Orange-banded scorpionfish
Neosebastes entaxis
Johnson's Gurnard Perch
Neosebastes johnsoni

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).
1,374 open-data records from 1917 to 2023.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.