Chloeia flava

About this species

Chloeia flava, also known as the golden fireworm, is a segmented bristleworm belonging to the family Amphinomidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 14 records
February: 11 records
March: 19 records
April: 21 records
May: 20 records
June: 26 records
July: 34 records
August: 27 records
September: 22 records
October: 30 records
November: 11 records
December: 16 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 11–240 m · Deepest record: 240 m

10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C

18–20 °C: 10 records
20–22 °C: 7 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 23 records
26–28 °C: 26 records
28–30 °C: 24 records

Photos

(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Patrick Connolly, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) りなべる, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Doreen, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) harum.koh, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: ウミケムシ
Korean: 노란풀양목갯지렁이
Simplified Chinese: 黃斑海毛蟲

Other scientific names: Amphinome capillata, Aphrodita flava, Chloeia capillata, Chloeia ceylonica, Chloeia natalensis, Chloeia zeylonica, Thesmia flava

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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).
203 open-data records from 1766 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.