Melinna cristata

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth17–448 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: 35 records
February: 49 records
March: 99 records
April: 134 records
May: 599 records
June: 129 records
July: 170 records
August: 164 records
September: 72 records
October: 48 records
November: 40 records
December: 47 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 17–448 m · Deepest record: 3,678 m

0–10 m: 128 records
10–20 m: 80 records
20–30 m: 100 records
30–40 m: 71 records
40–50 m: 28 records
50–60 m: 42 records
60–70 m: 55 records
70–80 m: 30 records
80–90 m: 13 records
90–100 m: 8 records
100–110 m: 18 records
110+ m: 1,049 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of -2–29 °C

-2–0 °C: 25 records
0–2 °C: 16 records
2–4 °C: 6 records
4–6 °C: 96 records
6–8 °C: 81 records
8–10 °C: 140 records
10–12 °C: 442 records
12–14 °C: 62 records
14–16 °C: 23 records
16–18 °C: 6 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 3 records
22–24 °C: 10 records
24–26 °C: 18 records
26–28 °C: 6 records
28–30 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: カマツメカザリゴカイ

Other scientific names: Sabellides cristata

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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).
6,371 open-data records from 1901 to 2025.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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