Smallscale searsid

Maulisia microlepis

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth775–2,100 m
Water temperature2–26 °C
Best monthsJune
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 2 records
March: 7 records
April: 6 records
May: 8 records
June: 66 records
July: 17 records
August: 0 records
September: 13 records
October: 7 records
November: 2 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 775–2,100 m · Deepest record: 3,458.5 m

230–240 m: 2 records
240–250 m: 0 records
250–260 m: 1 records
260–270 m: 0 records
270–280 m: 0 records
280–290 m: 0 records
290–300 m: 0 records
300–310 m: 0 records
310–320 m: 0 records
320–330 m: 0 records
330–340 m: 0 records
340+ m: 130 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 2–26 °C

0–2 °C: 2 records
2–4 °C: 11 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 2 records
8–10 °C: 33 records
10–12 °C: 20 records
12–14 °C: 22 records
14–16 °C: 16 records
16–18 °C: 25 records
18–20 °C: 3 records
20–22 °C: 4 records
22–24 °C: 2 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 1 records

Names and classification

English: Smallscale searsid, Smallscale Tubeshoulder

Names in 1 more languages

French: Circé éteint

Similar species

Maul's searsid
Maulisia mauli
Tusked Tubeshoulder
Holtbyrnia laticauda
Koefed's searsid
Searsia koefoedi

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).
295 open-data records from 1973 to 2017.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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