Polychaete

Eumida sanguinea

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–54 m
Water temperature9–29 °C
Best monthsMay, August, 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: 286 records
February: 564 records
March: 1,084 records
April: 1,284 records
May: 1,591 records
June: 1,058 records
July: 1,118 records
August: 1,395 records
September: 1,381 records
October: 699 records
November: 547 records
December: 200 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–54 m · Deepest record: 1,276 m

0–10 m: 2,141 records
10–20 m: 1,497 records
20–30 m: 942 records
30–40 m: 737 records
40–50 m: 681 records
50–60 m: 260 records
60–70 m: 155 records
70–80 m: 97 records
80–90 m: 39 records
90–100 m: 98 records
100–110 m: 55 records
110+ m: 118 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 9–29 °C

8–10 °C: 10 records
10–12 °C: 400 records
12–14 °C: 400 records
14–16 °C: 7 records
16–18 °C: 4 records
18–20 °C: 13 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 11 records
26–28 °C: 7 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Polychaete

Names in 1 more languages

Korean: 심장부채발갯지렁이

Other scientific names: Eulalia (Eumida) pallida, Eulalia flavescens, Eulalia granulosa, Eulalia pistacia, Eulalia sanguinea, Eumida communis, Eumida maculosa, Eumidia americana

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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).
14,170 open-data records from 1843 to 2024.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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