Cirrophorus branchiatus

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth15–306 m
Water temperature4–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, July, and August
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: 86 records
February: 511 records
March: 169 records
April: 212 records
May: 291 records
June: 352 records
July: 366 records
August: 404 records
September: 317 records
October: 68 records
November: 180 records
December: 40 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 15–306 m · Deepest record: 3,007 m

0–10 m: 103 records
10–20 m: 52 records
20–30 m: 56 records
30–40 m: 51 records
40–50 m: 59 records
50–60 m: 98 records
60–70 m: 70 records
70–80 m: 75 records
80–90 m: 90 records
90–100 m: 114 records
100–110 m: 158 records
110+ m: 374 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 4–29 °C

4–6 °C: 7 records
6–8 °C: 22 records
8–10 °C: 14 records
10–12 °C: 177 records
12–14 °C: 130 records
14–16 °C: 34 records
16–18 °C: 13 records
18–20 °C: 42 records
20–22 °C: 25 records
22–24 °C: 64 records
24–26 °C: 308 records
26–28 °C: 12 records
28–30 °C: 7 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ムチヒメエラゴカイ

Other scientific names: Cirrophorus lyriformis, Paraonis (Paraonides) lyriformis

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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).
3,278 open-data records from 1898 to 2023.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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