Goniodiscaster forficulatus

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth18–822 m
Water temperature25–29 °C
Best monthsDecember
How commonRare

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About this species

Goniodiscaster forficulatus is a species of sea stars in the family Oreasteridae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Goniodiscaster forficulatus”, 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: 0 records
February: 1 records
March: 2 records
April: 1 records
May: 1 records
June: 0 records
July: 1 records
August: 0 records
September: 1 records
October: 2 records
November: 1 records
December: 6 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 18–822 m · Deepest record: 822 m

10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 3 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 2 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 2 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120+ m: 6 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C

24–26 °C: 4 records
26–28 °C: 2 records
28–30 °C: 21 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Simplified Chinese: 鋏角盤海星

Other scientific names: Goniodiscus forficulatus

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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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
43 open-data records from 1875 to 2022.

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