DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Crinometra brevipinna
- Usual depth159–604 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsApril and July
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) NOAA's National Ocean Service, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 16 records
- February: 18 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 25 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 13 records
- July: 31 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 159–604 m · Deepest record: 7,956 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Spanish
- Lirio de mar
Other scientific names: Actinometra granulilfera, Antedon angusticalyx, Antedon brevipinna, Antedon granulifera, Antedon pourtalèsi, Charitometra brevipinna, Charitometra granulifera, Charitometra imbricata, Charitometra pourtalesi, Comatula brevipinna, Crinometra concinna, Crinometra coronata, Crinometra gemmata, Crinometra gracilis, Crinometra granulifera, Crinometra imbricata, Crinometra inornata, Crinometra insculpta, Crinometra margaritacea
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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).
- 186 open-data records from 1868 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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