Bambooworm

Maldane sarsi

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth20–431 m
Water temperature-2–29 °C
Best monthsMay
How commonCommon

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 107 records
February: 99 records
March: 377 records
April: 461 records
May: 1,713 records
June: 729 records
July: 499 records
August: 394 records
September: 63 records
October: 190 records
November: 127 records
December: 76 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 20–431 m · Deepest record: 4,731 m

0–10 m: 152 records
10–20 m: 174 records
20–30 m: 619 records
30–40 m: 56 records
40–50 m: 53 records
50–60 m: 142 records
60–70 m: 131 records
70–80 m: 140 records
80–90 m: 52 records
90–100 m: 106 records
100–110 m: 118 records
110+ m: 1,938 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -2–29 °C

-2–0 °C: 38 records
0–2 °C: 25 records
2–4 °C: 12 records
4–6 °C: 85 records
6–8 °C: 94 records
8–10 °C: 209 records
10–12 °C: 336 records
12–14 °C: 46 records
14–16 °C: 14 records
16–18 °C: 10 records
18–20 °C: 9 records
20–22 °C: 7 records
22–24 °C: 5 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 6 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

English: Bambooworm, bambooworm

Other scientific names: Clymene koreni

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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).
10,817 open-data records from 1865 to 2025.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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