Goniada maculata

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth10–174 m
Water temperature5–28 °C
Best monthsMay
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: 326 records
February: 510 records
March: 1,864 records
April: 2,227 records
May: 4,029 records
June: 1,441 records
July: 1,027 records
August: 768 records
September: 574 records
October: 269 records
November: 427 records
December: 97 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 10–174 m · Deepest record: 2,400 m

0–10 m: 1,912 records
10–20 m: 1,092 records
20–30 m: 1,302 records
30–40 m: 1,164 records
40–50 m: 720 records
50–60 m: 401 records
60–70 m: 1,971 records
70–80 m: 2,179 records
80–90 m: 1,128 records
90–100 m: 756 records
100–110 m: 1,219 records
110+ m: 5,556 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 5–28 °C

4–6 °C: 4 records
6–8 °C: 13 records
8–10 °C: 30 records
10–12 °C: 722 records
12–14 °C: 93 records
14–16 °C: 8 records
16–18 °C: 8 records
18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: キョウスチロリ
Simplified Chinese: 色斑角吻沙蠶

Other scientific names: Glycera viridescens, Goniada alcockiana, Goniada felicissima

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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).
55,797 open-data records from 1843 to 2024.
Species data updated November 3, 2026.

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