Crotalometra rustica

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth332–1,480 m
Water temperature13–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember and December
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: 0 records
February: 1 records
March: 0 records
April: 1 records
May: 0 records
June: 0 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 2 records
October: 0 records
November: 1 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 332–1,480 m · Deepest record: 1,480 m

330–340 m: 2 records
340–350 m: 2 records
350–360 m: 0 records
360–370 m: 0 records
370–380 m: 0 records
380–390 m: 0 records
390–400 m: 0 records
400–410 m: 0 records
410–420 m: 0 records
420–430 m: 2 records
430–440 m: 0 records
440+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C

12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 0 records
26–28 °C: 1 records
28–30 °C: 11 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: フトウデイロウミシダ

Other scientific names: Crotalometra eridanella, Crotalometra infelix, Crotalometra marginalis, Crotalometra rusticata, Thalassometra infelix, Thalassometra marginalis, Thalassometra rustica

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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).
24 open-data records from 1908 to 2005.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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