
DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Diacarnus tubifera
- Usual depth8–45 m
- Water temperature27–30 °C
- Best monthsJune and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by portioid · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 8–45 m · Deepest record: 45 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–30 °C
Photos

(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
Names and classification
Similar species
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).
- 11 open-data records from 1994 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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