Ampharete acutifrons

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth8–74 m
Water temperature-1–27 °C
Best monthsJune, August, and September
How commonCommon

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 77 records
February: 234 records
March: 256 records
April: 379 records
May: 406 records
June: 597 records
July: 324 records
August: 428 records
September: 551 records
October: 336 records
November: 365 records
December: 113 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 8–74 m · Deepest record: 1,351 m

0–10 m: 248 records
10–20 m: 837 records
20–30 m: 306 records
30–40 m: 89 records
40–50 m: 78 records
50–60 m: 51 records
60–70 m: 41 records
70–80 m: 48 records
80–90 m: 11 records
90–100 m: 19 records
100–110 m: 8 records
110+ m: 128 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -1–27 °C

-2–0 °C: 9 records
0–2 °C: 10 records
2–4 °C: 3 records
4–6 °C: 11 records
6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 75 records
10–12 °C: 413 records
12–14 °C: 132 records
14–16 °C: 10 records
16–18 °C: 34 records
18–20 °C: 11 records
20–22 °C: 16 records
22–24 °C: 22 records
24–26 °C: 113 records
26–28 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ハリカザリゴカイ

Other scientific names: Amphicteis acutifrons

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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).
5,362 open-data records from 1880 to 2024.

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