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Abraliopsis tui

  • Cephalopods
  • IUCN: Data deficient
  • Usual depth25–600 m
  • Water temperature14–24 °C
  • Best monthsOctober and December
  • How commonRare
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About this species

Abraliopsis tui is a species of enoploteuthid cephalopod found in the waters around New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Abraliopsis tui”, 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: 4 records
  • February: 2 records
  • March: 1 records
  • April: 2 records
  • May: 2 records
  • June: 0 records
  • July: 5 records
  • August: 6 records
  • September: 9 records
  • October: 23 records
  • November: 7 records
  • December: 20 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 25–600 m · Deepest record: 2,003.5 m

  • 20–30 m: 8 records
  • 30–40 m: 0 records
  • 40–50 m: 0 records
  • 50–60 m: 2 records
  • 60–70 m: 1 records
  • 70–80 m: 2 records
  • 80–90 m: 0 records
  • 90–100 m: 0 records
  • 100–110 m: 1 records
  • 110–120 m: 0 records
  • 120–130 m: 5 records
  • 130+ m: 12 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–24 °C

  • 12–14 °C: 1 records
  • 14–16 °C: 1 records
  • 16–18 °C: 1 records
  • 18–20 °C: 21 records
  • 20–22 °C: 54 records
  • 22–24 °C: 10 records
  • 24–26 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Abraliopsis (Abraliopsis) tui

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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.
  • Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
  • Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
  • 134 open-data records from 1969 to 2022.

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