Euclymene oerstedii

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–147 m
Water temperature6–26 °C
Best monthsMarch, April, and May
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: 289 records
February: 543 records
March: 1,070 records
April: 890 records
May: 891 records
June: 667 records
July: 552 records
August: 385 records
September: 840 records
October: 351 records
November: 211 records
December: 82 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–147 m · Deepest record: 1,279 m

0–10 m: 1,476 records
10–20 m: 688 records
20–30 m: 335 records
30–40 m: 179 records
40–50 m: 111 records
50–60 m: 53 records
60–70 m: 50 records
70–80 m: 42 records
80–90 m: 41 records
90–100 m: 54 records
100–110 m: 40 records
110+ m: 408 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 6–26 °C

4–6 °C: 2 records
6–8 °C: 11 records
8–10 °C: 11 records
10–12 °C: 276 records
12–14 °C: 463 records
14–16 °C: 9 records
16–18 °C: 20 records
18–20 °C: 16 records
20–22 °C: 11 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: ジョウゴタケフシゴカイ

Other scientific names: Caesicirrus neglectus, Clymene (Euclymene) oerstedii, Clymene claparedei, Clymene digitata, Clymene oerstedii, Euclymene oerstedi, Johnstonia gracilis, Leiocephalus coronatus

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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).
9,454 open-data records from 1934 to 2024.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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