Bold-spot soapfish

Pseudogramma polyacanthus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth1–27 m
Water temperature4–30 °C
Best monthsMay, September, and November
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 121 records
February: 76 records
March: 51 records
April: 104 records
May: 156 records
June: 100 records
July: 84 records
August: 88 records
September: 148 records
October: 108 records
November: 147 records
December: 20 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–27 m · Deepest record: 425 m

0–10 m: 360 records
10–20 m: 208 records
20–30 m: 100 records
30–40 m: 19 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 29 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 4–30 °C

2–4 °C: 1 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 14 records
24–26 °C: 44 records
26–28 °C: 148 records
28–30 °C: 209 records

Names and classification

English: Bold-spot soapfish, False gramma, honeycomb podge, One-spot dottyback, Palespot Podge, Pales-potted podge, Palespotted podge

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Togemegisu, トゲメギス

Other scientific names: Gnathypops samoensis, Pseudochromis polyacanthus, Pseudogramma polyacantha, Pseudogramma polyacanthum

Similar species

blotched podge
Aporops bilinearis

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).
1,905 open-data records from 1856 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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