Aphrocallistes beatrix

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth236–1,216 m
Water temperature6–29 °C
Best monthsJune
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: 12 records
February: 29 records
March: 14 records
April: 59 records
May: 42 records
June: 472 records
July: 39 records
August: 37 records
September: 157 records
October: 8 records
November: 62 records
December: 9 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 236–1,216 m · Deepest record: 3,235 m

30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 4 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 7 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 4 records
130–140 m: 2 records
140+ m: 814 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 6–29 °C

4–6 °C: 5 records
6–8 °C: 1 records
8–10 °C: 17 records
10–12 °C: 82 records
12–14 °C: 128 records
14–16 °C: 138 records
16–18 °C: 95 records
18–20 °C: 171 records
20–22 °C: 37 records
22–24 °C: 14 records
24–26 °C: 13 records
26–28 °C: 179 records
28–30 °C: 87 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: タコアシカイメン
Korean: 바다예쁜이해면

Other scientific names: Aphrocallistes bocagei, Aphrocallistes jejuensis, Aphrocallistes ramosus, Deanea favoides, Melittiaulus ramosus

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).
1,291 open-data records from 1858 to 2021.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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