Vairao swallowtail
Odontanthias tapui
- Usual depth230–300 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
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: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 230–300 m · Deepest record: 306 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Vairao swallowtail
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Anthias de Vairao
- Simplified Chinese
- 塔氏牙花鮨, 塔氏金花鱸
Other scientific names: Holanthias tapui
Similar species
Checked swallowtailOdontanthias borbonius
- Blackblotch Swallowtail
Odontanthias caudicinctus
- Hawaiian Deep Anthias
Odontanthias fuscipinnis
- Katayama's swallowtail
Odontanthias katayamai
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).
- 43 open-data records from 1964 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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