Exogone verugera

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth19–350 m
Water temperature0–30 °C
Best monthsMay and July
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: 149 records
February: 364 records
March: 432 records
April: 506 records
May: 896 records
June: 533 records
July: 827 records
August: 467 records
September: 466 records
October: 112 records
November: 254 records
December: 98 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 19–350 m · Deepest record: 860 m

0–10 m: 532 records
10–20 m: 268 records
20–30 m: 348 records
30–40 m: 235 records
40–50 m: 160 records
50–60 m: 168 records
60–70 m: 171 records
70–80 m: 240 records
80–90 m: 548 records
90–100 m: 217 records
100–110 m: 243 records
110+ m: 4,650 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 0–30 °C

0–2 °C: 1 records
2–4 °C: 3 records
4–6 °C: 3 records
6–8 °C: 132 records
8–10 °C: 68 records
10–12 °C: 486 records
12–14 °C: 133 records
14–16 °C: 27 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 14 records
20–22 °C: 7 records
22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 12 records
26–28 °C: 4 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Exogone (Exogone) verugera, Paedophylax brevicornis, Paedophylax veruger

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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).
18,107 open-data records from 1880 to 2024.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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