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Bronze whiptail

Lucigadus ori

  • Fish
  • IUCN: Not evaluated
  • Usual depth348–521 m
  • Water temperature7–29 °C
  • Best monthsJanuary
  • How commonOccasional
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About this species

Lucigadus is a genus of rattails.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Lucigadus”, 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: 329 records
  • February: 180 records
  • March: 1 records
  • April: 13 records
  • May: 31 records
  • June: 22 records
  • July: 62 records
  • August: 11 records
  • September: 20 records
  • October: 28 records
  • November: 1 records
  • December: 1 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 348–521 m · Deepest record: 1,012 m

  • 170–180 m: 2 records
  • 180–190 m: 0 records
  • 190–200 m: 0 records
  • 200–210 m: 0 records
  • 210–220 m: 0 records
  • 220–230 m: 1 records
  • 230–240 m: 3 records
  • 240–250 m: 1 records
  • 250–260 m: 1 records
  • 260–270 m: 0 records
  • 270–280 m: 0 records
  • 280+ m: 431 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 7–29 °C

  • 6–8 °C: 1 records
  • 8–10 °C: 1 records
  • 10–12 °C: 0 records
  • 12–14 °C: 2 records
  • 14–16 °C: 3 records
  • 16–18 °C: 526 records
  • 18–20 °C: 137 records
  • 20–22 °C: 20 records
  • 22–24 °C: 3 records
  • 24–26 °C: 0 records
  • 26–28 °C: 1 records
  • 28–30 °C: 5 records

Names and classification

English
Bronze whiptail

Other scientific names: Macruroplus ori, Ventrifossa ori

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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).
  • 700 open-data records from 1983 to 2019.
  • Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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