Paddleworm

Eteone longa

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–49 m
Water temperature-0–20 °C
Best monthsMay, June, and September
How commonCommon

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 567 records
February: 593 records
March: 2,176 records
April: 3,025 records
May: 3,892 records
June: 3,217 records
July: 1,785 records
August: 2,004 records
September: 3,165 records
October: 2,038 records
November: 1,587 records
December: 420 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–49 m · Deepest record: 2,150 m

0–10 m: 6,252 records
10–20 m: 2,415 records
20–30 m: 1,285 records
30–40 m: 797 records
40–50 m: 494 records
50–60 m: 144 records
60–70 m: 230 records
70–80 m: 212 records
80–90 m: 91 records
90–100 m: 57 records
100–110 m: 52 records
110+ m: 419 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -0–20 °C

-2–0 °C: 1 records
0–2 °C: 1 records
2–4 °C: 1 records
4–6 °C: 8 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 25 records
10–12 °C: 613 records
12–14 °C: 222 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Paddleworm, paddleworm

Names in 2 more languages

French: étéone
Korean: 작은부채발갯지렁이

Other scientific names: Eteone arctica, Eteone islandica, Eteone leuckarti, Eteone lilljeborgi, Eteone robusta, Eteone villosa, Nereis longa

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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).
38,751 open-data records from 1873 to 2025.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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