Glycera capitata

Other invertebrates

Usual depth27–1,607 m
Water temperature-2–29 °C
Best monthsMay, July, and November
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: 88 records
February: 309 records
March: 151 records
April: 177 records
May: 419 records
June: 199 records
July: 351 records
August: 211 records
September: 226 records
October: 122 records
November: 329 records
December: 61 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 27–1,607 m · Deepest record: 5,494 m

0–10 m: 143 records
10–20 m: 152 records
20–30 m: 64 records
30–40 m: 41 records
40–50 m: 36 records
50–60 m: 60 records
60–70 m: 48 records
70–80 m: 61 records
80–90 m: 200 records
90–100 m: 138 records
100–110 m: 148 records
110+ m: 2,355 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -2–29 °C

-2–0 °C: 24 records
0–2 °C: 7 records
2–4 °C: 3 records
4–6 °C: 14 records
6–8 °C: 37 records
8–10 °C: 266 records
10–12 °C: 160 records
12–14 °C: 96 records
14–16 °C: 50 records
16–18 °C: 85 records
18–20 °C: 22 records
20–22 °C: 19 records
22–24 °C: 9 records
24–26 °C: 107 records
26–28 °C: 12 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

French: glycère
Japanese: キタチロリ

Other scientific names: Glycera mimica, Glycera muelleri, Glycera mulleri, Glycera setosa, Hemipodia canadensis, Nereis sorex

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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.
4,666 open-data records from 1842 to 2025.

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