Bhawania goodei

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth3–54 m
Water temperature16–29 °C
Best monthsApril and May
How commonRare

About this species

Bhawania goodei is a species of polychaete worms in the family Chrysopetalidae. It is found in tropical waters around the world. It was described from Bermuda.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Bhawania goodei”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3 records
February: 5 records
March: 12 records
April: 73 records
May: 51 records
June: 30 records
July: 25 records
August: 26 records
September: 5 records
October: 4 records
November: 7 records
December: 7 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 3–54 m · Deepest record: 150 m

0–10 m: 42 records
10–20 m: 108 records
20–30 m: 27 records
30–40 m: 10 records
40–50 m: 10 records
50–60 m: 21 records
60–70 m: 7 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C

16–18 °C: 8 records
18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 109 records
24–26 °C: 65 records
26–28 °C: 54 records
28–30 °C: 15 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: ナガタンザクゴカイ
Korean: 갈색비늘갯지렁이

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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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
443 open-data records from 1876 to 2023.
Species data updated October 31, 2026.

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