Aricidea (Strelzovia) belgicae

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth66–767 m
Water temperature-2–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, June, 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: 134 records
February: 190 records
March: 43 records
April: 7 records
May: 70 records
June: 231 records
July: 102 records
August: 44 records
September: 285 records
October: 17 records
November: 17 records
December: 16 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 66–767 m · Deepest record: 4,008 m

20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 5 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 5 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 5 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 20 records
110–120 m: 8 records
120–130 m: 2 records
130+ m: 46 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -2–29 °C

-2–0 °C: 12 records
0–2 °C: 0 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 2 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 8 records
12–14 °C: 36 records
14–16 °C: 15 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 145 records
24–26 °C: 734 records
26–28 °C: 10 records
28–30 °C: 4 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: フクロヒメエラゴカイ

Other scientific names: Aedicira belgicae, Aricidea (Allia) belgicae, Paradoneis belgicae, Paraonis belgicae

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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).
1,167 open-data records from 1962 to 2014.
Species data updated October 27, 2026.

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