Euphione squamosa

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 1 records
March: 7 records
April: 7 records
May: 11 records
June: 2 records
July: 8 records
August: 2 records
September: 1 records
October: 4 records
November: 7 records
December: 3 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 43–384 m · Deepest record: 836 m

0–10 m: 2 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 2 records
40–50 m: 5 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 6 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 3 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 18 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–19 °C

10–12 °C: 10 records
12–14 °C: 14 records
14–16 °C: 15 records
16–18 °C: 10 records
18–20 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) Kelvin Perrie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Emily Roberts, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lisa Bennett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) naturewatchwidow, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Aphrodita squamosa, Aphrodite squamosa, Lepidonotus giganteus, Physalidonotus laevis, Physalidonotus paucibranchiatus, Physalidonotus squamosa, Physalidonotus thomsoni, Physalidonotus turritus

Similar species

Common fifteen-scaled worm
Harmothoe imbricata
Eighteen-scaled Worm
Halosydna brevisetosa
Paralepidonotus ampulliferus
Harmothoe antilopes
Club-spined Scale Worm
Gastrolepidia clavigera
Lepidonotus cristatus

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).
65 open-data records from 1907 to 2020.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.