Robinson's Seabream, Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes 1830)

Other Names: Blue-lined Large-eye Bream, Blue-lined Sea Bream, Iodine Bream, Maori Sea Bream, Robinson's Sea Bream

Robinson's Seabream, Gymnocranius grandoculis, from off Nouméa, New Caledonia, 15 September 2004. Source: Jean-Lou Justine / Wikimedia Commons. License: CC by Attribution-ShareAlike

Summary:

A golden-brown to yellowish seabream with wavy blue lines and spots on the snout, cheek and gill cover, yellowish-orange fins, an orange margin on the tail, and often dark narrow diagonal bands on the body.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Gymnocranius grandoculis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 17 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2748

Robinson's Seabream, Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes 1830)

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Distribution	Yanchep, Western Australia (and possibly further south) to northeast of Townsville, Queensland; also Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the eastern Indian Ocean, and Ashmore and Cartier Reefs in the Timor Sea. Adults usually inhabit offshore rocky areas and trawl grounds, and occasionally coral reefs and seagrass beds. Juveniles usually occur inshore over muddy areas.
Feeding	Feeds mostly on benthic invertebrates and small fishes.
Fisheries	Taken in artisanal fisheries throughout its range, mainly with bottom longlines and bottom trawls.
Species Citation	Cantharus grandoculis Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes1830, Histoire Naturelle des Poissons Vol. 6: 341. Type locality:
Author	Bray, D.J. 2020
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Robinson's Seabream, Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes 1830)

References

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Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. (as Gymnocranius robinsoni)

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Whitley, G.P. 1936. More ichthyological miscellanea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 11(1): 23-51 figs 1-6 pl. 4 (described as Paradentex marshalli)