Aglaophamus verrilli

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–366 m
Water temperature11–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, August, and September
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: 125 records
February: 213 records
March: 41 records
April: 16 records
May: 62 records
June: 170 records
July: 197 records
August: 278 records
September: 236 records
October: 20 records
November: 129 records
December: 12 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–366 m · Deepest record: 1,048 m

0–10 m: 245 records
10–20 m: 81 records
20–30 m: 43 records
30–40 m: 16 records
40–50 m: 13 records
50–60 m: 30 records
60–70 m: 15 records
70–80 m: 19 records
80–90 m: 13 records
90–100 m: 20 records
100–110 m: 15 records
110+ m: 132 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–29 °C

10–12 °C: 4 records
12–14 °C: 39 records
14–16 °C: 68 records
16–18 °C: 55 records
18–20 °C: 5 records
20–22 °C: 19 records
22–24 °C: 159 records
24–26 °C: 503 records
26–28 °C: 75 records
28–30 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ツルユビシロガネゴカイ

Other scientific names: Aglaophamus dicirris, Nephthys verrilli

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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).
1,524 open-data records from 1883 to 2020.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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