Cristaspis cristata

Crustaceans

Usual depth500–3,109 m
Water temperature8–30 °C
Best monthsFebruary, March, and May
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 14 records
March: 9 records
April: 1 records
May: 14 records
June: 7 records
July: 2 records
August: 8 records
September: 2 records
October: 9 records
November: 9 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 500–3,109 m · Deepest record: 5,300 m

100–110 m: 1 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 1 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 1 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160–170 m: 0 records
170–180 m: 0 records
180–190 m: 0 records
190–200 m: 1 records
200–210 m: 0 records
210+ m: 167 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–30 °C

8–10 °C: 2 records
10–12 °C: 1 records
12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 4 records
16–18 °C: 85 records
18–20 °C: 8 records
20–22 °C: 8 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 15 records
26–28 °C: 23 records
28–30 °C: 18 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Acanthephyra cristata, Systellaspis cristata

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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.
181 open-data records from 1891 to 2010.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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