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Austromytilus rostratus

  • Molluscs
  • Usual depth0 m
  • Water temperature14–29 °C
  • Best monthsJanuary, February, and March
  • How commonOccasional
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Photo credit: (c) Rod Lowther, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

  • January: 163 records
  • February: 145 records
  • March: 122 records
  • April: 89 records
  • May: 60 records
  • June: 39 records
  • July: 34 records
  • August: 56 records
  • September: 59 records
  • October: 76 records
  • November: 53 records
  • December: 90 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0 m · Deepest record: 5.5 m

  • 0–10 m: 137 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–29 °C

  • 12–14 °C: 66 records
  • 14–16 °C: 281 records
  • 16–18 °C: 40 records
  • 18–20 °C: 16 records
  • 20–22 °C: 2 records
  • 22–24 °C: 1 records
  • 24–26 °C: 0 records
  • 26–28 °C: 0 records
  • 28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Brachidontes rostratus, Mytilus rostratus

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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.
  • 492 open-data records from 1900 to 2017.
  • Species data updated October 31, 2026.

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