Sharp-toothed Sea-bass
Parascombrops philippinensis
- Usual depth104–502 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Parascombrops philippinensis, the sharptooth seabass, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Synagropidae. It usually inhabits a depth of 180–220 metres and lives in and around the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, where it reaches a length of around 13 centimetres.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Parascombrops philippinensis”, 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: 21 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 16 records
- April: 16 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 19 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 24 records
- September: 15 records
- October: 30 records
- November: 33 records
- December: 21 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 104–502 m · Deepest record: 1,450 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sharp-toothed Sea-bass, Sharptooth Seabass
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Himesumikuiuo, ヒメスミクイウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 深水大面側仔, 深水天竺鯛, 菲律賓尖牙鱸
Other scientific names: Acropoma philippinense, Synagrops malayanus, Synagrops philippinensis
Similar species
- Roughspine Seabass
Parascombrops serratospinosus
- Blackmouth Bass
Synagrops japonicus
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).
- 506 open-data records from 1880 to 2015.
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