Leiochone leiopygos

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2–90 m
Water temperature10–29 °C
Best monthsMarch, April, and September
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 20 records
February: 168 records
March: 388 records
April: 296 records
May: 124 records
June: 153 records
July: 137 records
August: 119 records
September: 280 records
October: 115 records
November: 90 records
December: 37 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–90 m · Deepest record: 1,205.3 m

0–10 m: 119 records
10–20 m: 130 records
20–30 m: 63 records
30–40 m: 32 records
40–50 m: 22 records
50–60 m: 23 records
60–70 m: 6 records
70–80 m: 6 records
80–90 m: 4 records
90–100 m: 4 records
100–110 m: 4 records
110+ m: 39 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 61 records
12–14 °C: 430 records
14–16 °C: 79 records
16–18 °C: 70 records
18–20 °C: 59 records
20–22 °C: 67 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 3 records
26–28 °C: 11 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Clymene leiopygos, Clymenura clypeata, Clymenura leiopygos, Leiocephalus leiopygos, Leiochone clypeata

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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).
3,426 open-data records from 1929 to 2024.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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