Golden Cusk

Sirembo imberbis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth43–173 m
Water temperature21–30 °C
Best monthsApril, November, and December
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: 5 records
February: 1 records
March: 2 records
April: 12 records
May: 3 records
June: 9 records
July: 5 records
August: 3 records
September: 7 records
October: 9 records
November: 11 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 43–173 m · Deepest record: 208 m

30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 2 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120–130 m: 3 records
130–140 m: 5 records
140+ m: 8 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–30 °C

20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 12 records
26–28 °C: 45 records
28–30 °C: 23 records

Names and classification

English: Golden Cusk, Golden Cusk-eel, Golden Cuskeel

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Umidojo, ウミドジョウ
Simplified Chinese: 仙鼬魚, 仙鼬鳚, 鬚魚, 鼬魚

Other scientific names: Brotella maculata, Brotula imberbis, Sirembo everriculi, Sirembo maculata

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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).
158 open-data records from 1858 to 2011.

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