Eunoe iphionoides

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth0–549 m
Water temperature-2–17 °C
Best monthsJanuary and June
How commonRare

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About this species

Eunoe iphionoides is a scale worm known from the South Pacific Ocean off New Zealand at depths of 549–3817m.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Eunoe iphionoides”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 3 records
February: 0 records
March: 0 records
April: 0 records
May: 0 records
June: 2 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 1 records
November: 0 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–549 m · Deepest record: 567 m

0–10 m: 3 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 9 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -2–17 °C

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

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Harmothoe (Eunoa) iphionoides

Similar species

Eunoe pallida
Common fifteen-scaled worm
Harmothoe imbricata
Eighteen-scaled Worm
Halosydna brevisetosa
Harmothoe antilopes
Euphione squamosa
Club-spined Scale Worm
Gastrolepidia clavigera

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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
13 open-data records from 1874 to 1997.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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