Origin Whiptail
Hymenocephalus nascens
- Usual depth575–943 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsMay and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 28 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 8 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 575–943 m · Deepest record: 1,000 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Origin Whiptail
Similar species
- Giant grenadier
Albatrossia pectoralis
- Spearnose Whiptail
Coelorinchus acutirostris
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).
- 199 open-data records from 1909 to 2015.
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