Aricidea (Aricidea) wassi

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth54–218 m
Water temperature-2–27 °C
Best monthsMay, July, and August
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: 63 records
February: 147 records
March: 46 records
April: 58 records
May: 212 records
June: 150 records
July: 249 records
August: 237 records
September: 108 records
October: 41 records
November: 75 records
December: 67 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 54–218 m · Deepest record: 3,585 m

0–10 m: 158 records
10–20 m: 152 records
20–30 m: 130 records
30–40 m: 86 records
40–50 m: 56 records
50–60 m: 99 records
60–70 m: 246 records
70–80 m: 113 records
80–90 m: 160 records
90–100 m: 486 records
100–110 m: 1,201 records
110+ m: 3,238 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -2–27 °C

-2–0 °C: 2 records
0–2 °C: 0 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 1 records
6–8 °C: 39 records
8–10 °C: 6 records
10–12 °C: 662 records
12–14 °C: 40 records
14–16 °C: 29 records
16–18 °C: 21 records
18–20 °C: 4 records
20–22 °C: 10 records
22–24 °C: 16 records
24–26 °C: 40 records
26–28 °C: 8 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: タケフシヒメエラゴカイ

Other scientific names: Aricidea wassi

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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).
6,833 open-data records from 1952 to 2025.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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