DiscoverSpeciesOther invertebrates
Hepatoxylon trichiuri
- Usual depth594–615 m
- Water temperature9–15 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 594–615 m · Deepest record: 614.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 9–15 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Dibothriorhynchus lepidopi, Dibothriorhynchus stenocephala, Dibothriorhynchus trichiuri, Echinorhynchus trichiuri, Hepatoxylon squali, Hepatoxylon stenocephala, Rhynchobothrium attenuatum, Tetrarhynchus attenuatus, Tetrarhynchus discophorus
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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).
- 14 open-data records from 1954 to 2019.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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