Leodamas ruber

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth1–24 m
Water temperature13–29 °C
Best monthsJuly and August
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: 47 records
February: 74 records
March: 39 records
April: 41 records
May: 61 records
June: 129 records
July: 332 records
August: 460 records
September: 175 records
October: 31 records
November: 49 records
December: 30 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 1–24 m · Deepest record: 1,925 m

0–10 m: 742 records
10–20 m: 178 records
20–30 m: 50 records
30–40 m: 13 records
40–50 m: 29 records
50–60 m: 19 records
60–70 m: 4 records
70–80 m: 6 records
80–90 m: 1 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 9 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 13–29 °C

12–14 °C: 7 records
14–16 °C: 8 records
16–18 °C: 34 records
18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 41 records
22–24 °C: 230 records
24–26 °C: 260 records
26–28 °C: 215 records
28–30 °C: 8 records

Names and classification

Other scientific names: Aricia rubra, Leodamas rubrus, Scoloplos (Leodamas) rubra, Scoloplos rubra

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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).
1,480 open-data records from 1885 to 2020.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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