Katayama's swallowtail
Odontanthias katayamai
- Usual depth220 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 220 m · Deepest record: 220 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Katayama's swallowtail
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Anthias arc-en-ciel japonais
- Japanese
- Barahanadai, バラハナダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 片山氏金花鱸, 片山牙花鮨
Other scientific names: Holanthias katayamai
Similar species
Checked swallowtailOdontanthias borbonius
- Blackblotch Swallowtail
Odontanthias caudicinctus
- Hawaiian Deep Anthias
Odontanthias fuscipinnis
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).
- 90 open-data records from 2002 to 2017.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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