Bristleworm

Aphelochaeta marioni

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–300 m
Water temperature3–28 °C
Best monthsApril, May, 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: 320 records
February: 591 records
March: 1,031 records
April: 2,042 records
May: 1,950 records
June: 1,932 records
July: 886 records
August: 1,197 records
September: 2,291 records
October: 1,027 records
November: 717 records
December: 248 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–300 m · Deepest record: 3,927 m

0–10 m: 4,336 records
10–20 m: 612 records
20–30 m: 537 records
30–40 m: 209 records
40–50 m: 91 records
50–60 m: 67 records
60–70 m: 41 records
70–80 m: 54 records
80–90 m: 90 records
90–100 m: 36 records
100–110 m: 120 records
110+ m: 1,156 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 3–28 °C

2–4 °C: 2 records
4–6 °C: 2 records
6–8 °C: 6 records
8–10 °C: 16 records
10–12 °C: 292 records
12–14 °C: 288 records
14–16 °C: 7 records
16–18 °C: 7 records
18–20 °C: 6 records
20–22 °C: 9 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 64 records
26–28 °C: 0 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Bristleworm, bristleworm

Other scientific names: Heterocirrus marioni, Tharyx marioni

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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).
16,313 open-data records from 1894 to 2024.

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