DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Cliothosa hancocki
- Usual depth10 m
- Water temperature19–29 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 5 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10 m · Deepest record: 10 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Thoosa hancocci, Thoosa hancocki
Similar species
- Aurivillius' boring sponge
Cliothosa aurivillii
Boring spongeCliona celata
Green boring spongeCliona viridis
Vagabond Boring SpongeSpheciospongia vagabunda
Blue-eyed boring spongeCliona caesia
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).
- 23 open-data records from 1888 to 2004.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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