DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Dorvillea australiensis
- Usual depth3–44 m
- Water temperature11–21 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, June, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Luca Davenport-Thomas · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 23 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 22 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 10 records
- November: 14 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–44 m · Deepest record: 73 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 11–21 °C
Photos
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Luca Davenport-Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ミナミゴブハナイソメ, ミナミゴブハナイソメ／オオアカスジイソメ
Other scientific names: Papilliodorvillea australiensis, Staurocephalus australiensis, Stauronereis australiensis
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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).
- 113 open-data records from 1949 to 2021.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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