Aricidea (Aricidea) fragilis

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–366 m
Water temperature13–29 °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: 45 records
February: 207 records
March: 163 records
April: 32 records
May: 101 records
June: 181 records
July: 184 records
August: 269 records
September: 210 records
October: 91 records
November: 116 records
December: 46 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–366 m · Deepest record: 3,312 m

0–10 m: 249 records
10–20 m: 81 records
20–30 m: 13 records
30–40 m: 5 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 43 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C

12–14 °C: 440 records
14–16 °C: 9 records
16–18 °C: 7 records
18–20 °C: 21 records
20–22 °C: 11 records
22–24 °C: 84 records
24–26 °C: 313 records
26–28 °C: 38 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Aricidea fragilis

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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).
1,653 open-data records from 1960 to 2021.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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