Paradoneis lyra

Other invertebrates
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth2–365 m
Water temperature1–29 °C
Best monthsJuly, August, and September
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: 395 records
February: 774 records
March: 1,128 records
April: 956 records
May: 1,118 records
June: 1,097 records
July: 1,187 records
August: 1,179 records
September: 1,263 records
October: 313 records
November: 401 records
December: 114 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 2–365 m · Deepest record: 3,948.8 m

0–10 m: 2,031 records
10–20 m: 704 records
20–30 m: 771 records
30–40 m: 535 records
40–50 m: 292 records
50–60 m: 203 records
60–70 m: 247 records
70–80 m: 311 records
80–90 m: 275 records
90–100 m: 252 records
100–110 m: 467 records
110+ m: 9,068 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 1–29 °C

0–2 °C: 2 records
2–4 °C: 0 records
4–6 °C: 6 records
6–8 °C: 52 records
8–10 °C: 199 records
10–12 °C: 371 records
12–14 °C: 118 records
14–16 °C: 5 records
16–18 °C: 5 records
18–20 °C: 13 records
20–22 °C: 5 records
22–24 °C: 14 records
24–26 °C: 64 records
26–28 °C: 25 records
28–30 °C: 3 records

Names and classification

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: フタエダヒメエラゴカイ

Other scientific names: Cirrophorus lyra, Paraonides lyra, Paraonis (Paraonides) lyra, Paraonis lyra

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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).
27,484 open-data records from 1939 to 2023.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.

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