Comanthus wahlbergii

About this species

Comanthus is a genus of crinoid echinoderms belonging to the family Comatulidae.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 37 records
February: 36 records
March: 71 records
April: 134 records
May: 103 records
June: 24 records
July: 30 records
August: 25 records
September: 18 records
October: 28 records
November: 20 records
December: 63 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–65 m · Deepest record: 181.5 m

0–10 m: 17 records
10–20 m: 23 records
20–30 m: 6 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 4 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 1 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 19–29 °C

18–20 °C: 5 records
20–22 °C: 40 records
22–24 °C: 47 records
24–26 °C: 71 records
26–28 °C: 95 records
28–30 °C: 41 records

Photos

(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Southwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Peter Southwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Lily Bovim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Wilhelm van Zyl, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
(c) Jacques van der Merwe, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: マキエダコアシウミシダ

Other scientific names: Actinometra simplex, Actinometra trachygaster, Alecto wahlbergii, Cenolia (Cenolia) samoana, Cenolia (Cenolia) wahlbergi, Comanthus (Comanthus) samoana, Comanthus samoanus, Comanthus wahlbergi, Comatula orientalis, Comissia hartmeyeri, Comissia ignota, Comissia serrata, Commissia hartmeyeri, Commissia ignota

Similar species

Common Crevice Feather Star
Comanthus parvicirrus
Comanthus briareus
Comanthus delicata
Comanthus gisleni
Comanthus novaezealandiae
Crevice Feather Star
Comanthus suavia

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).
637 open-data records from 1843 to 2020.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.