Iburi poacher

Occella iburia

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth63–261 m
Water temperature9–23 °C
Best monthsJune, October, and November
How commonRare

About this species

Occella iburia is a fish in the family Agonidae. It was described by David Starr Jordan and Edwin Chapin Starks in 1904, originally in the genus Occa.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Occella iburia”, 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: 1 records
May: 0 records
June: 4 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 5 records
November: 4 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 63–261 m · Deepest record: 726 m

30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140+ m: 9 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–23 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 5 records
16–18 °C: 6 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Iburi poacher

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Saburo, サブロウ

Other scientific names: Occa iburia

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).
16 open-data records from 1967 to 2009.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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